Larry L. Peterson
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Larry L. Peterson is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research and leadership in computer networking and distributed systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry L. Peterson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3665764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry L. Peterson Context triple: [ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award, notableRecipient, Larry L. Peterson]
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A.
Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
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B.
Edward D. Lazowska
Edward D. Lazowska is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in computer systems and performance evaluation, as well as his leadership in computing research and education policy.
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C.
Edward S. Lee
Edward S. Lee was an early Pentecostal minister and participant in the Azusa Street Revival, recognized for his role in the formative years of the modern Pentecostal movement.
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D.
Charles P. Thacker
Charles P. Thacker was a pioneering computer engineer best known for his work at Xerox PARC, where he was a key architect of the Alto, one of the first personal computers with a graphical user interface.
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E.
Jeffrey P. Buzen
Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry L. Peterson Target entity description: Larry L. Peterson is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research and leadership in computer networking and distributed systems.
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A.
Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.
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B.
Edward D. Lazowska
Edward D. Lazowska is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in computer systems and performance evaluation, as well as his leadership in computing research and education policy.
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C.
Edward S. Lee
Edward S. Lee was an early Pentecostal minister and participant in the Azusa Street Revival, recognized for his role in the formative years of the modern Pentecostal movement.
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D.
Charles P. Thacker
Charles P. Thacker was a pioneering computer engineer best known for his work at Xerox PARC, where he was a key architect of the Alto, one of the first personal computers with a graphical user interface.
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E.
Jeffrey P. Buzen
Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ |
| almaMater | Purdue University ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coAuthorWith | Bruce S. Davie ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | computer science ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer networking
ⓘ
distributed systems ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author
ⓘ
department chair ⓘ educator ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| hasWritten | textbooks on computer networking ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in computer networking
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leadership in distributed systems ⓘ research in computer networking ⓘ research in distributed systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | systems-oriented approach to teaching computer networking ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Computer Networks: A Systems Approach
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linked to:
Computer Networks
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| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of the Computer Science Department at Princeton University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Internet architecture
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content distribution ⓘ distributed operating systems ⓘ networked systems ⓘ overlay networks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Larry L. Peterson Description of subject: Larry L. Peterson is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research and leadership in computer networking and distributed systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.