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Christian Figueroa
Undergraduate, History
BioChristian Figueroa is a political communications professional based in Southern California.
He is currently a senior communications aide at Derek Tran for Congress, one of the most competitive House races in the 2026 midterm elections, and previously held roles with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the California Democratic Party.
Aside from his day job, Christian is a passionate advocate for progressive policies in his community, serving on the executive board of the California Democratic Party. In 2024, he was one of the youngest delegates to represent California at the Democratic National Convention.
Christian studies history at Stanford University, specializing in early colonial America. He enjoys hiking, traveling, and watching documentaries in his free time. -
Marcos Figueroa
Access Service Specialist, School of Medicine - Lane Medical Library
Current Role at StanfordStanford University - School of Medicine - Lane Medical Library
Library Specialist-Circulation Evening Supervisor; Bills & Fines Coordinator -
Richard Fikes
Professor (Research) of Computer Science, Emeritus
BioRichard Fikes has a long and distinguished record as an innovative leader in the development of techniques for effectively representing and using knowledge in computer systems. He is best known as co-developer of the STRIPS automatic planning system, KIF (Knowledge Interchange Format), the Ontolingua ontology representation language and Web-based ontology development environment, the OKBC (Open Knowledge Base Connectivity) API for knowledge servers, and IntelliCorp's KEE system. At Stanford, he led projects focused on developing large-scale distributed repositories of computer-interpretable knowledge, collaborative development of multi-use ontologies, enabling technology for the Semantic Web, reasoning methods applicable to large-scale knowledge bases, and knowledge-based technology for intelligence analysts. He was principal investigator of major projects for multiple Federal Government agencies including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Intelligence Community’s Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA).
