Publications

2026

1. Design Science: Driving Innovation with Unified Principles
   Jianxi Luo
   Springer Nature, January 2026. Barnes & Noble, Amazon

2025

1. Design Science: Why, What, and How - Revisited
   Panos Papalambros, John Gero,...,Jianxi Luo,...,et al.
   Design Science, 11, e48, 2025
2. AutoTRIZ: Automating Engineering Innovation with TRIZ and Large Language Models
   Shuo Jiang, Weifeng Li, Yuping Qian, Yangjun Zhang, Jianxi Luo
   Advanced Engineering Informatics, 65, 103312, 2025 Preprint
3. Large Language Model for Patent Concept Generation
   Runtao Ren, Jian Ma, Jianxi Luo
   Advanced Engineering Informatics, 65, 103301, 2025 Preprint
4. Empowering Design Innovation Using AI-Generated Content
   Jian Jin, Mingyue Yang, Huicong Hu, Xin Guo, Jianxi Luo, Ying Liu
   Journal of Engineering Design, 36(1), 1-18, 2025
5. Human-Centered AI Design: Developers’ Perspectives
   Patrick Karekezi, Gyude Moore, Jianxi Luo
   Journal of Engineering Design, 2025
6. Reading Users' Minds with LLMs: Mental Inference for Artificial Empathy in Design
   Qihao Zhu, Leah Chong, Maria Yang, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 147(6), 061401, 2025
7. Large Language Models in Design and Manufacturing
   Fiona Zhao, Evangelos Niforatos, Tonya Custis, Yan Lu, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 25(2), 020301, 2025
8. Intelligent Design 4.0: Paradigm Evolution Toward the Agentic AI Era
   Shuo Jiang, Min Xie, Frank Youhua Chen, Jian Ma, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 25(12), 120808, 2025. Preprint
9. Data-Driven Innovation for Trustworthy AI
   Lakshmi Siddharth, Jianxi Luo
   She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 11(3), 261-283, 2025. Preprint
10. Design Science: What Is It?
    Jianxi Luo
    3rd IEEE International Conference on Design Science, Shanghai, China
11. Large Language Models for Combinatorial Optimization of Design Structure Matrix
    Shuo Jiang, Min Xie, Jianxi Luo
    25th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Dallas, TX, United States
12. Artificial Creativity in Design: A Theory-Based Framework for Implementation
    Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    25th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Dallas, TX, United States
13. Knowledge of Technological Artefacts: Investigating the Linguistic and Structural Foundations
    Lakshmi Siddharth, Jianxi Luo
    Under Review
14. DesignGPT: Large Language Model Agentic Workflows Boost Engineering Design
    Z Zhang, S Liu, Y Shen, Y Zhang, Z Hou, X Wang, J Luo
    Under Review

2024

1. Towards Artificial Empathy for Human-Centered Design

   Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo

   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(6), 061401, 2024 Preprint

2. DesignFusion: Integrating Generative Models for Conceptual Design Enrichment
   Liuqing Chen, Qianzhi Jing, Yixin Tsang, Qianyi Wang, Lingyun Sun, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(11): 111703, 2024

3. Retrieval Augmented Generation Using Engineering Design Knowledge
   Siddharth Lakshmi, Jianxi Luo
   Knowledge-Based Systems, 303, 112410, 2024 Preprint
4. Deep Learning for Technical Document Classification
   Shuo Jiang, Jie Hu, Christoper Magee, Jianxi Luo
   IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 1163-1179, 2024 Preprint
5. The Innovation Paradox: Concept Space Expansion with Diminishing Orginality and the Promise of Creative AI
   Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 10, e11, 2024
6. AskNatureNet: A Divergent Thinking Tool Based on Bio-Inspired Design Knowledge
   Liuqing Chen, Zebin Cai, Zhaojun Jiang, Jianxi Luo, Lingyun Sun, Peter Childs, Haoyu Zuo
   Advanced Engineering Informatics, 62, 102593, 2024
7. Beyond the Data Fads: Consequences of Big Data to Contemporary Innovation and Technology Management
   Olga Kokshagina, Pascal Le Masson, Jianxi Luo
   Technovation, 134, 103026, 2024
8. Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in Design
   Ji Han, Peter Childs, Jianxi Luo
   Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 38, e6, 2024
9. State-of-the-Art and Technical Trends of Intelligent Flying Cars
   X. Zhang, S. Rong, J. Li, D. Li, H. Liu, Y. Huang, K. Huang, J. Luo
   Scientia Sinica Technologica, 54(4): 601-624, 2024
   Cover Story
10. Reading Users’ Minds from What They Say: An Investigation into LLM-based Empathic Mental Inference
    Qihao Zhu, Leah Chong, Maria Yang, Jianxi Luo
    36th ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Washington DC, 25-28 August 2024 Preprint
    Best Paper Award
11. Autotriz: Artificial Ideation with TRIZ and Large Language Models
    Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo
    50th ASME Design Automation Conference (DAC), Washington DC, 25-28 August 2024 Preprint
12. Human-AI Collaboration by Design
    Binyang Song, Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    18th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-23 May 2024

2023

1. Data-Driven Innovation: What Is It
   Jianxi Luo
   IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70(2), 784-790, 2023. Preprint

2. Designing the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
   Jianxi Luo
   Journal of Engineering Design, 34(10), 779-785, 2023

3. Generative Transformers for Design Concept Generation
   Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 23(4), 041003, 2023. Preprint
   Spotlight Paper

4. Biologically Inspired Design Concept Generation Using Generative Pre-Trained Transformers
   Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 145(4): 041409, 2023. Preprint
5. Intelligent Amphibious Ground-Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art Technology for Future Transportation
   Xinyu Zhang, et al., Jianxi Luo, Jun Li
   IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8(1), 970-987, 2023. Preprint
6. Design Representation as Semantic Networks
   Serhad Sarica, Ji Han, Jianxi Luo
   Computers in Industry, 144, 103791, 2023. Preprint
7. Embedding Knowledge Graph of Patent Metadata to Measure Knowledge Proximity
   Guangtong Li, Siddharth Lakshmi, Jianxi Luo
   Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(4), 476-490, 2023. Preprint
8. Do Analogies and Analogical Distance Influence Ideation Outcomes in Engineering Design?
   Srinivasan, V., Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Mohan Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood
   Applied Cognitive Science and Technology, Springer, 2023
9. Generative Pre-Trained Transformers for 15-Minute City Design
   Rutvik Deshpande, Sayjel Vijay Patel, Camiel Weijenberg, Maciej Nisztuk, Miriam Corcuera, Jianxi Luo, Qihao Zhu
   28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Ahmedabad, India, 18-24 March, 2023. Blog Post
10. Meta Disciplines: Systems, Design, and Computing
    Jianxi Luo
    9th International Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning (IRSPBL), Cambridge, MA, USA, June 21-23, 2023
11. Artificial Empathy for Human-Centered Design: A Framework
    Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    49th ASME IDETC-CIE Design Automation Conference (DAC), Boston, MA, USA, 25-28 August, 2023. Preprint
12. Human-AI Collaborative Innovation
    Bingyang Song, Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 15-18, 2023

2022

1. Close the Gap in the US CHIPS and Science Law
   Jianxi Luo
   Nature, 610, 34, 2022

2. New Design: Opportunities for Engineering Design in an Era of Digital Transformation
   Roger Jiao, Jianxi Luo, Johan Malmqvist, Joshua Summers
   Journal of Engineering Design, 33(10), 685-690, 2022. Preprint

3. Natural Language Processing in-and-for Design Research
   Siddharth Lakshmi, Lucienne Blessing, Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 8, e21, 2022. Open Access

4. Innovation in Design Processes
   Claudia Eckert, Jianxi Luo
   IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 69(4), 1532-1536, 2022. Open Access

5. Crowdfunding for Design Innovation: Prediction Model with Critical Factors
   Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Warren Seering, Kevin Otto
   IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 69(4), 1565-1576, 2022. Preprint

6. Engineering Knowledge Graph from Patent Database
   Siddharth Lakshmi, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 22(2): 021008, 2022. 
   Preprint | Summary | Download EKG Dataset
   Spotlight Paper
7. Patent Data for Engineering Design: A Critical Review and Future Directions
   Shuo Jiang, Serhad Sarica, Binyang Song, Jie Hu, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 22(6): 060902, 2022. Preprint
8. Semantic Networks for Engineering Design: State of the Art and Future Directions
   Ji Han, Serhad Sarica, Feng Shi, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (SI: AI and Engineering Design), 144(2): 020802, 2022. Preprint

9. Data-Driven Design-by-Analogy: State of the Art and Future Directions
   Shuo Jiang, Jie Hu, Kristin Wood, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (SI: AI and Engineering Design), 144(2): 020801, 2022. Preprint, Summary

10. Technology Fitness Landscape for Design Innovation: A Deep Neural Embedding Approach Based on Patent Data
    Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo
    Journal of Engineering Design, 33(10): 716-727, 2022. Preprint, Summary

11. Enhancing Patent Retrieval using Text and Knowledge Graph Embeddings: A Technical Note
    Siddharth Lakshmi, Guangtong Li, JIanxi Luo
    Journal of Engineering Design, 33(8/9): 670-683, 2022. Preprint

12. Generative Pre-Trained Transformer for Design Concept Generation: An Exploration
    Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    17th International DESIGN Conference, Cavtat, Croatia, May 23-26, 2022. Preprint, Video

13. Patent Data for Engineering Design: A Review
    Shuo Jiang, Serhad Sarica, Binyang Song, Jie Hu, Jianxi Luo
    17th International DESIGN Conference, Cavtat, Croatia, May 23-26, 2022. Preprint, Video

14. Generative Design Ideation: A Natural Language Generation Approach
    Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    10th Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), Glasgow, UK, July 4-6, 2022. Preprint, Video

15. TechNet 2.0: Expanding Technology Semantic Network with Qualitative Relations to Enhance Reasoning Capabilities
    Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo
    10th Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), Glasgow, UK, July 4-6, 2022. Preprint, Video

16. Generative Pre-Trained Transformer for Biologically Inspired Design
    Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
    ASME IDETC-CIE - 34th International Conference on Design Theory & Methodology, August 14-17, 2022. Preprint, Video

2021

1. Guiding Data-Driven Design Ideation by Knowledge Distance
   Jianxi Luo, Serhad Sarica, Kristin Wood
   Knowledge-Based Systems, 218, 106873, 2021. Preprint
2. Idea Generation with Technology Semantic Network
   Serhad Sarica, Binyang Song, Kristin Wood, Jianxi Luo
   Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 35(3), 265-283, 2021. Preprint
3. Deriving Design Feature Vectors for Patent Images with Convolutional Neural Network
   Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo, Guillermo Ruiz-Pava, Jie Hu, Christopher Magee
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 143(6), 061405, 2021. Preprint
4. Stopwords in Technical Language Processing
   Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo
   PLOS ONE 16(8): e0254937, 2021. Open Access
5. Forecasting COVID-19 Pandemic: Unknown Unknowns and Predictive Monitoring
   Jianxi Luo
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120602, 2021. Open Access
6. 3 Strategies to Convince People That Your Startup Is Legit
   Wei Zhang, Steven White, Liyan Wang, Jianxi Luo
   Harvard Business Review, 2021. Open Access
7. Semantic Networks for Engineering Design: A Survey
   Ji Han, Serhad Sarica, Feng Shi, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference on Engineering Design, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2021. Preprint, Video
8. Design Knowledge Representation With Technology Semantic Network
   Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference on Engineering Design, Gothenburg, Sweden. 2021. Preprint, Slides
   Reviewer's Favorite Paper Award
9. Data-Driven Design-by-Analogy: State of the Art
   Shuo Jiang, Jie Hu, Jianxi Luo
   ASME IDETC-CIE - 41st Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), August 17-19, 2021. Preprint, Video

2020

1. TechNet: Technology Semantic Network Based On Patent Data
   Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood
   Expert Systems with Applications, 142, 112995, 2020. Preprint, Database, API, Web Portal
2. Data-Driven Intelligence on Innovation and Competition: Patent Overlay Network Visualization and Analytics
   Serhad Sarica, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Information Systems Management, 37(3), 198-212, 2020. Get a Copy
3. Machine Learning Based Design Concept Evaluation
   Bradley Camburn , Yuejun He , Sujithra Raviselvam , Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 142(3), 031113, 2020. Get a Copy
   Editor's Choice Paper Award
4. Convolutional Neural Network - Based Patent Image Retrieval Method for Design Ideation
   Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo, Guillermo Ruiz Pava, Jie Hu, Christopher L. Magee
   ASME IDETC-CIE - 40th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), August 17-19, 2020. Preprint, Video

2019

1. The Hierarchy-Niche Model for Supply Networks
   Jianxi Luo, Daniel Whitney
   Production and Operations Management, 28(3), 668–681, 2019. Get a Copy
2. Multicores-Periphery Structure in Networks
   Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Network Science, 7(1), 70-87,2019. Preprint
3. Overlay Technology Space Map for Analyzing Design Knowledge Base of a Technology Domain: The Case of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
   Binyang Song, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jeffrey Alstott, Jianxi Luo
   Research in Engineering Design, 30(3), 405–423, 2019. Get a Copy
4. Understanding the Lifestyle of Older Population in Singapore: Mobile Crowdsensing Approach
   H. Marakkalage, P. L. Lau, S. Sarica, S. K. Viswanath, T. Balasubramaniam, B. Yuen, J. Luo, R. Nayak, C. Yuen
   IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, 6(1), 82-95, 2019. Get a Copy
5. An Infinite Regress Model of Design Change Propagation in Complex Systems
   Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo
   IEEE Systems Journal, 13(4), 3610-3618, 2019. Get a Copy
6. Mining and Representing the Concept Space of Existing Ideas for Directed Ideation
   He, Y., Camburn, B., Liu, H.W. Luo, J., Yang, M., Wood, K.L.
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 141, 121101, 2019 (SI: Machine Learning for Engineering Design). Get a Copy
7. Engineering Knowledge Graph for Keyword Discovery in Patent Search
   Serhad Sarica, Song Binyang, En Low, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19), Delft, Netherlands, 2019
8. Visual Sensemaking of Massive Crowdsourced Data for Design Ideation
   Yuejun He, Bradley Camburn, Jianxi Luo, Maria Yang; Kristin Wood
   International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19), Delft, Netherlands, 2019
9. Computer-Aided Ideation Using InnoGPS
   Jianxi Luo, Serhad Sarica, Kristin Wood
   ASME IDETC-CIE - 45th Design Automation Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 18-21, 2019
10. Technology Knowledge Graph for Design Exploration: Application to Designing the Future of Flying Cars
    Serhad Sarica, Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo
    ASME IDETC-CIE - 29th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 18-21, 2019
11. Evaluating Crowdsourced Design Concepts with Machine Learning
    Camburn Bradley Adam, Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood
    ASME IDETC-CIE - 31st Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 18-21, 2019
    Best Paper Award
12. Data-Driven Network Visualization for Innovation and Competitive Intelligence
    Serhad Sarica, Bowen Yan, Bulato Gerardo, Pratik Jaipurkar, Jianxi Luo
    52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, Hawaii, 2019
    Best Paper Nomination
13. Technology Space Map as a Digital Platform
    Jianxi Luo
    52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, Hawaii, 2019

2018

 

1. Design Opportunity Conception Using Technology Space Map
   Jianxi Luo, Binyang Song, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood
   Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 32(4), 449-461, 2018
2. Architecture and Evolvability of Innovation Ecosystems
   Jianxi Luo
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 132-144, 2018. Get a Copy
3. Cyclic Dependence, Vertical Integration, and Innovation: The Case of Japanese Electronics Sector in the 1990s
   Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 132, 46-55, 2018
4. How Do Accelerators Select Startups? Shifting Decision Criteria Across Stages
   Bangqi Yin, Jianxi Luo
   IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 65(4), 574-589, 2018
5. Data-Driven Platform Design: Patent Data and Function Network Analysis
   Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 141(2), 021101, 2018
6. Does Analogical Distance Affect Performance of Ideation
   Srinivasan V., Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, K. Subburaj, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 140(7): 071101, 2018
7. The Characteristics of Innovative Mechanical Products - 10 Years Later
   Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto, Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Timothy Li, Carolyn Seepersad, Warren Seering
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 140(8): 084501, 2018
8. Can We Design An Industry Classification System That Reflects Industry Architecture
   Margaret Dalziel, Xiangyang Yang, Simon Breslav, Azam Khan, Jianxi Luo
   Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 8(1-2), 22-46, 2018
9. Data-Driven Function Network Analysis for Product Platform Planning: A Case Study of Spherical Rolling Robots
   Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Kristin Wood
   ASME IDETC-CIE - 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018
10. Crowdfunding Campaign As a Design-Based Pedagogical Approach for Experiential Learning of Technology Entrepreneurship
    Jianxi Luo, Pey Kin Leong, Kristin Wood
    ASME IDETC-CIE - 15th International Conference on Design Education, Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018
11. Assess Novelty of An Invention Using the Central-Extreme Novelty Matrix: A Case Study of Juvo Lab's Fibre-Optic Sensor Ma
    Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo
    International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC), Bath, UK, Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2018
12. Browse the Technology Space Map to Conceive Design Application Opportunities of a Technology
    Jianxi Luo
    International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC), Bath, UK, Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2018
13. The Accidental Institutional Entrepreneur: How a Startup Emerged as the Root of China’s Solar Industry Cluster
    Wei Zhang, Steven White, Jianxi Luo
    Industry Studies Conference, Seattle, WA, 2018
14. The Accidental Institutional Entrepreneur: How a Startup Emerged as the Root of China's Solar Industry Cluster
    Wei Zhang, Steven White, Jianxi Luo
    SMS Special Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2018
15. Data-Driven Visualization of Firm’s Knowledge Positions in the Total Technology Space
    Jianxi Luo
    SMS Special Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2018

2017

 

1. Patent Stimuli Search and its Influence on Ideation Outcomes
   Binyang Song, Srinivasan Venkataraman, Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 3, e25, 2017. (Special Collection: Network-based Modeling and Analysis in Design)
2. The Novelty “Sweet Spot” of Invention
   Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 3, e21, 2017
3. Inventors' Explorations Across Technology Domains
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 3, e20, 2017
4. InnoGPS for Data-Driven Exploration of Design Opportunities and Directions: The Case of Google Driverless Car Project
   Jianxi Luo, Bowen Yan, Kristin Wood
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 139(11), 111416, 2017 (Special Issue: Data-Driven Design)
5. Mining Patent Precedents for Data-driven Design: The Case of Spherical Rolling Robots
   Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo
   ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 139(11), 111420, 2017 (Special Issue: Data-Driven Design)
6. The Growing Complexity in Invention Process
   Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood
   Research in Engineering Design, 28(4), 421-435, 2017. Get a Copy
7. Filtering Patent Maps for Visualization of Diversification Paths of Inventors and Organizations
   Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(6), 1551–1563, 2017. Preprint
8. Measuring Technological Distance for Patent Mapping
   Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(2), 423–437, 2017. Preprint
9. Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Scientometrics, 110(1), 443-479, 2017. Preprint
10. System-of-Systems Innovation: Proactive Methods for Conception and Strategies for Implementation
    Jianxi Luo
    Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 7(3-4), 91-115, 2017
    ISE Magzine Feature Article
11. Investigating Effects of Analogical Distance on Ideation Performance
    Srinivasan V., Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood
    ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 6-9, 2017.
12. Identifying patent precedents for engineering design: an iterative heuristic method of mining text, citation and inventor information
    Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo
    ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 6-9, 2017
13. Investigating Effects of Stimuli on Ideation Outcomes
    Srinivasan V., Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood
    ASME International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Vancouver, Canada, 2017
14. Inventor Diversification in Technology Networks
    Jianxi Luo, Jefrrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan
    POMS Hong Kong Conference, January 4-5, Hong Kong, 2017

2016

1. Why Do Some Pioneer Firms, but not Others, Become Roots of New Industry Clusters? The Case of China’s Solar PV Industry
   Wei Zhang, Steven White, Jianxi Luo
   The 9^th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, September 2, Sydney, Australia, 2016
   Best Paper Award
2. Novelty, Conventionality, and Value of Invention
   Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo
   Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), Evanston, Chicago, USA, June 27–29, 2016
3. Using Games to Understand Tradeoffs in Designing Across Technology Domains
   Jeff Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), Evanston, Chicago, USA, June 27–29, 2016
4. Design Opportunity Conception Using Technology Space Map
   Binyang Song, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), Evanston, Chicago, USA, June 27–29, 2016
5. Predicting Inventors’ Movements Across Technology Domains
   Giorgio Triulzi, Jeffrey Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   Modeling Science, Technology & Innovation Conference, National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., USA, May 17-18, 2016
6. Overlay Patent Network for Analyzing Design Space Evolution: the Case of Hybrid Electrical Vehicles
   Binyang Song, Giorgio Triulzi, Jefrrey Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   14th International Design Conference, Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 16-19, 2016
7. Identifying High-Productivity Inventor Recruits Using Technology Network Maps
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio, Triulzi, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference on Science of Science (ICSS), Washington DC, United States, March 22-23, 2016
8. Expansionism-Based Design and System of Systems
   Jianxi Luo
   Complex System Design & Management (CSD&M) Asia-Pacific Conference, Singapore, February 24-26, 2016
9. Critical Factors in the Selection of Start-up Incubator Residents
   Bangqi Yin, Jianxi Luo
   DRUID Asia Conference, Singapore, February 23-25, 2016
10. Filtered Patent Maps for Predicting Technology Diversification Paths of Inventors and Organizations
    Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
    DRUID Asia Conference, Singapore, February 23-25, 2016
11. Cyclic Dependence, Vertical Integration and Innovation
    Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi
    DRUID Asia Conference, Singapore, February 23-25, 2016

2015

1. The United Innovation Process: Integrating Science, Design and Entrepreneurship as Sub-processes
   Jianxi Luo
   Design Science, 1, e2, 2015
2. Open Standards, Vertical Disintegration and Entrepreneurial Opportunities: How Vertically-Specialized Firms Entered the U.S. Semiconductor Industry
   Jeffrey Funk, Jianxi Luo
   Technovation, 45/46, 52-62, 2015. Preprint
3. A Simulation-Based Method to Evaluate the Impact of Product Architecture on Product Evolvability
   Jianxi Luo
   Research in Engineering Design, 26: 355–371, 2015
4. Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference for Complex Systems, Tempe, Arizona, Untied States, 2015
5. Detecting Change in Design Trajectories and Agents' Inventive Strategies in Large Patent Citation Networks
   Giorgio Triulzi and Jianxi Luo
   International Conference for Complex Systems, Tempe, Arizona, United States, 2015
6. Predicting Invention with Technology Networks
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   International Conference for Complex Systems, Tempe, Arizona, United States, 2015
7. Forecasting Technology for Effective Action
   Jeffrey Alstott
   Effective Altruism Global Conference, Oxford, UK, 2015
8. Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks
   Giorgio Triulzi, Jeffrey Alstott and Jianxi Luo
   European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 1-3, 2015
9. Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks
   Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
   NetSci, Zaragoza, Spain, June 1-5, 2015
   Best Poster Award
10. Risk and Innovation Balance in Crowdfunding New Products
    Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Otto, Warren Seering, Kevin Otto
    International Conference on Engineering Design, Milan, Italy, 2015
    Reviewer's Favorite Paper Award
11. Visualizing Main Paths of Diversification of Innovation Agents on Technology Networks
    Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo
    INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2015

~2014

1. Technology-Based Design and Sustainable Economic Growth
   Jianxi Luo, Alison L. Olechowski, Christopher L. Magee
   Technovation, 34(11), 663-677, 2014. Preprint
2. Loops and Autonomy Promote Evolvability of Ecosystem Networks
   Jianxi Luo, Alison L. Olechowski, Christopher L. Magee
   Scientific Reports, 4: 6440, 2014
3. Which Industries to Bail Out First in Economic Recession? Ranking U.S. Industrial Sectors by the Power-of-Pull
   Jianxi Luo
   Economic Systems Research 25(2), 157-169, 2013
4. The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors
   Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, Christopher L. Magee
   Industrial and Corporate Change. 21(6), 1307-1335, 2012
   Editor's Choice Paper, 2012
   Richard Nelson Prize Finalist, 2016
5. Detecting Evolving Patterns of Self-Organizing Networks by Flow Hierarchy Measurement
   Jianxi Luo and Christopher L. Magee
   Complexity, 16(6), 53-61, 2011
6. Network Structure and Evolvability of Innovation Ecosystems
   Jianxi Luo
   DRUID Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
7. Global Entrepreneurship and the Origin of An Ecosystem Root Firm: The case of China’s Solar Photovoltaic Industry Sector
   Wei Zhang, Jianxi Luo, Steven White
   Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2014
8. Architecture of Value Network Participation and Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of the Japanese Electronics Sector
   Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi
   INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2014
9. Innovation and Risk in Product Development: Empirical Testing of 3D Printers on KickStarter.com
   Caoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto
   Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, 2014
10. Innovation Differences Between New Ventures and Incumbent Firms
    Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto, Jianxi Luo
    19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 2013
    Reviewer's Favorite Paper Award
11. Idea Matrix and Creativity Operators
    Victor Tang, Jianxi Luo
    19th International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea, 2013. Slides