Symbolic Systems Program#Barwise Award for Distinguished Contributions to Symbolic Systems
The Symbolic Systems Program or SymSys is a unique degree program at Stanford University for undergraduates and graduate students. It is an interdisciplinary degree encompassing the following:
It is separate from Cognitive Science in that it is more expansive in scope.{{Cite web |title=What's in a name? {{!}} Symbolic Systems Program |url=https://symsys.stanford.edu/about/whats-name |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=symsys.stanford.edu |language=en}}
Notable Stanford Graduates from the Program
- Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, who graduated on 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in symbolic systems and cognitive science.{{Cite web |title=Marissa Mayer - Business Executive - Interviewees - Life Stories |url=https://www.lifestories.org/interviewees/marissa-mayer |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.lifestories.org |language=en}}
- Marissa Mayer, from CEO of Yahoo from 2012 to 2017, who graduated in 1997 with BS in symbolic systems.
- Mike Krieger, the co-founder and former CTO of Instagram, who graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in the SymSys program.{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Madeline |title=The Most Successful Stanford Alumni In Tech |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-stars-who-graduated-from-stanford-2014-8 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Krieger, in the same year that he was to be awarded his bachelor's degree, won the Barwise Award for Distinguished Contribution to Symbolic Systems.{{Cite web |title=Barwise Award for Distinguished Contributions to Symbolic Systems {{!}} Symbolic Systems Program |url=https://symsys.stanford.edu/people/awards-and-prizes-recipients/barwise-award-distinguished-contributions-symbolic-systems |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=symsys.stanford.edu |language=en}}
- Scott Forstall, was the software development team leader for the original iPhone at Apple Inc. as well as was a Broadway producer.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-08 |title=Junior Convocation Featuring iPhone's Scott Forstall {{!}} The Unofficial Stanford Blog |url=https://tusb.stanford.edu/2007/09/junior_convocation_featuring_i.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308125018/https://tusb.stanford.edu/2007/09/junior_convocation_featuring_i.html |archive-date=2019-03-08 }}{{Cite web |last=tluong |date=2017-06-22 |title=Creating Magic: A Conversation with Original iPhone Engineers & Software Team Lead Scott Forstall |url=https://computerhistory.org/blog/creating-magic-a-conversation-with-original-iphone-engineers-software-team-lead-scott-forstall/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=CHM |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Scott Forstall {{!}} The Broadway Producers |url=https://thebroadwayproducers.com/scott-forstall-2/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |language=en-US}}
- Matt Flannery, the founder of the microlending organization Kiva.{{Cite web |title=Matt Flannery |url=https://www.kiva.org/blog/matt-flannery |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Kiva |language=en}}
- James Rucker, the co-founder of Color of Change.Louisiana's Jena Six beating case galvanizes S.F.'s 'black MoveOn' (sfgate.com)
- Srinija Srinivasan, the former editor-in-chief of Yahoo!, the co-founder of Loove (a music venture), and vice chair of Stanford University's board of trustees and a board member of the On Being Project.{{Cite web |title=Srinija Srinivasan {{!}} Stanford HAI |url=https://hai.stanford.edu/people/srinija-srinivasan |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=hai.stanford.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Interview with the founder |url=https://www.theloove.com/journal/ninj-interview-with-adam |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Loove Labs |language=en-US}}
- Nadeem Hussain is the associate professor of philosophy and, by courtesy, German studies at Stanford University.{{Cite web |title=Nadeem J.Z. Hussain {{!}} Department of Philosophy |url=https://philosophy.stanford.edu/people/nadeem-jz-hussain |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=philosophy.stanford.edu |language=en}}
- Tania Lombrozo, the director of the Concepts and Cognition Lab and Professor of Psychology at Princeton University and was formerly professor of psychology at UC Berkeley.{{Cite web |title=Tania Lombrozo |url=https://news.wjct.org/people/tania-lombrozo |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=WJCT News 89.9 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=People at the Concepts & Cognition Lab |url=https://cognition.princeton.edu/people |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Concepts & Cognition Lab |language=en}}
- Erica Robles-Anderson, associate professor of media, culture, and communication at New York University (NYU).{{Cite web |title=Erica Robles-Anderson {{!}} NYU Steinhardt |url=https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/erica-robles-anderson |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=steinhardt.nyu.edu |language=en}}
Barwise Award for Distinguished Contributions to Symbolic Systems
Inaugurated in 2001, the K. Jon Barwise Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Symbolic Systems Program was created in honor of the late Kenneth Jon Barwise, Professor in the Department of Philosophy, who served as the first faculty director of Symbolic Systems and a member of the program's founding committee.
The Symbolic Systems Distinguished Teaching Award
Inaugurated in 2021, the award recognizes the contributions to the teaching of Symbolic Systems. With support from the School of Humanities and Sciences, the award recipients each receive a certificate and a monetary award.{{Cite web |title=Symbolic Systems Distinguished Teaching Award {{!}} Symbolic Systems Program |url=https://symsys.stanford.edu/people/awards-and-prizes-recipients/symbolic-systems-distinguished-teaching-award |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=symsys.stanford.edu |language=en}}
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External links
[https://tow.com/2012/05/07/symbolic-systems-program-25th-anniversary/ The Symbolic Systems 25th Anniversary]