Triple

T18521878

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Susanne C. Brenner	`E452603`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University is the highest and most prestigious academic rank at LSU, awarded to faculty members with exceptional records of scholarly achievement and distinction.	`E1329619`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University | Statement: [Susanne C. Brenner, positionHeld, Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University
Context triple: [Susanne C. Brenner, positionHeld, Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University]

A. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
B. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
C. Provost of Rice University
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
D. James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
The James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University is a prestigious endowed professorship recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and leadership in the academic community.
E. Auburn University President
The Auburn University President is the chief executive officer of Auburn University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University
Triple: [Susanne C. Brenner, positionHeld, Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University]

Generated description

Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University is the highest and most prestigious academic rank at LSU, awarded to faculty members with exceptional records of scholarly achievement and distinction.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University
Target entity description: Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University is the highest and most prestigious academic rank at LSU, awarded to faculty members with exceptional records of scholarly achievement and distinction.

A. Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University
The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University is the university’s highest faculty honor, awarded to a professor for exceptional scholarly achievement and service.
B. University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech
University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech is a prestigious academic title awarded to select faculty members at Virginia Tech in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement, teaching, and service.
C. Provost of Rice University
The Provost of Rice University is the institution’s chief academic officer, responsible for overseeing academic affairs, faculty, and educational policy across the university.
D. James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University
The James F. Bonk Distinguished Professor at Duke University is a prestigious endowed professorship recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and leadership in the academic community.
E. Auburn University President
The Auburn University President is the chief executive officer of Auburn University, responsible for its overall leadership, strategic direction, and administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d8d386df84819092355ebb260d848e`	completed	April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e5338e6e188190a41a4ee12c1ad330`	completed	April 19, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0491719490819090c39b4ca8973077`	completed	May 13, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0492b3bb048190af9b28f3a1d89d7b`	completed	May 13, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a049393db308190be7428a534c83ff9`	completed	May 13, 2026, 3:07 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:37 a.m.