Center for the Study of Language and Information
Mission Statement
The Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) served Stanford faculty and students who were engaged in research involving computational, logical, and stochastic modeling of cognitive functions and processes. CSLI was founded in 1983 by researchers from Stanford University, SRI International, and (the former Xerox) PARC. Throughout its operations, the eleven core and twenty-four affiliated Stanford faculty members and their students were concentrated in the departments of Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Communication, the School of Education, and the interdepartmental Symbolic Systems Program. The Center's objective was to facilitate collaborations among these researchers and thereby amplify Stanford's already considerable strengths in cognitive sciences. CSLI concluded its operations in 2025.