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  • Publications

    Convergent Research on Data-Driven Innovation

    2025

    1. Large Language Model for Patent Concept Generation
      Runtao Ren, Jian Ma, Jianxi Luo
      Advanced Engineering Informatics, 65, 103301, 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. 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
    4. 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
    5. 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
    6. Large Language Models for Combinatorial Optimization of Design Structure Matrix
      Shuo Jiang, Min Xie, Jianxi Luo
      International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Dallas, TX, United States
    7. Artificial Creativity in Design: A Theory-Based Framework for Implementation
      Qihao Zhu, Jianxi Luo
      International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Dallas, TX, United States
    8. Knowledge of Technological Artefacts: Investigating the Linguistic and Structural Foundations
      Lakshmi Siddharth, Jianxi Luo
      Under Review
    9. Data-Driven Innovation for Trustworthy AI
      Lakshmi Siddharth, Jianxi Luo
      Under Review
    10. 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 9th 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

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