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2024
  1. Razavi, S. R., Yang, J. M., Yang, Y., Akgunduz, A., Bhuiyan, N., & Zeng, Y. Environment-driven evolution analysis of a product: A case study of braking system evolution. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, (Preprint), 1-16.
  2. Soroush, M. Z., Zhao, M., Jia, W., & Zeng, Y. (2024). Loosely controlled experimental EEG datasets for higher-order cognitions in design and creativity tasks. Data in Brief, 52, 109981.
2023
  1. Horvath, I., Wan, T. T., Huang, J., Coatanea, E., Rayz, J. M., Zeng, Y., & Kim, K. Y. (2023). Seeing the past, planning the future: Proudly celebrating 25 years of assisting the convergence of process sciences and design science. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(3-4), 197-221.
  2. Zhao, M., Qiu, D., & Zeng, Y. (2023). How much workload is a ‘good’ workload for human beings to meet the deadline: Human capacity zone and workload equilibrium. Journal of Engineering Design, 34(8), 644-673.
  3. Yang, J., Dou, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Environment-based design (EBD): Using only necessary knowledge for designer creativity. Proceedings of the Design Society, 3, 1675-1684.
  4. Cheligeer, C., Yang, J., Bayatpour, A., Miklin, A., Dufresne, S., Lin, L., … & Zeng, Y. (2023). A hybrid semantic networks construction framework for engineering design. Journal of Mechanical Design, 145(4), 041405.
  5. Yang, L., Kuang, A., Xu, C., Shewchuk, B., Singh, S., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Design principles in mHealth interventions for sustainable health behavior changes: Protocol for a systematic review. JMIR Research Protocols, 12(1), e39093.
  6. Yang, J., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Knowledge: The good, the bad, and the ways for designer creativity. Journal of Engineering Design, 33(12), 945-968.
  7. Cheligeer, C., Yang, L., Nandi, T., Doktorchik, C., Quan, H., Zeng, Y., & Singh, S. (2023). Natural language processing (NLP) aided qualitative method in health research. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 27(1), 41-58.
  8. Pan, J., Huang, J., Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Reinforcement learning for automatic quadrilateral mesh generation: A soft actor–critic approach. Neural Networks, 157, 288-304.
2022
  1. Tanik, M. M., Gatchel, S., Horváth, I., Wan, T., Kim, K. Y., Huang, J., … & Zeng, Y. (2022). Footsteps towards a transdisciplinary design and process science. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(3-4), 1-16.
  2. Su, C., Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Design education: Learning design methodology to enrich project experience. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  3. Wu, G., Eastwood, C., Zeng, Y., Quan, H., Long, Q., Zhang, Z., … & Xu, Y. (2022). Developing EMR-based algorithms to identify hospital adverse events for health system performance evaluation and improvement: Study protocol. Plos one, 17(10), e0275250.
  4. Chen, T., Yang, J., Du, W., Yao, J., Yan, J., Ge, H., … & Zeng, Y. (2022). Data quality criteria for urban waste management policy-making using environment-based design. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55(10), 1435-1440.
  5. Mohammadi, A., Yang, J., Borgianni, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Barriers and enablers of TRIZ: a literature analysis using the TASKS framework. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology.
  6. Wen, Z., Teng, M. F., Han, L., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Working memory models and measures in language and bilingualism research: Integrating cognitive and affective perspectives. Brain sciences, 12(6), 729.
  7. Wan, T. T., Matthews, S., Luh, H., Zeng, Y., Wang, Z., & Yang, L. (2022). A proposed multi-criteria optimization approach to enhance clinical outcomes evaluation for diabetes care: A commentary. Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 9, 23333928221089125.
  8. Su, C., Li, X., Yang, L., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Mechanism, measurement, and quantification of stress in decision process: A model based systematic-review protocol. arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10397.
  9. Shi, Y., Yang, H., Dou, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Effects of mind mapping-based instruction on student cognitive learning outcomes: A meta-analysis. Asia Pacific Education Review, 24(3), 303-317.
  10. Borgianni, Y., Dixon, B., Ekwaro-Osire, S., Nespoli, O., Summers, J., Wan, T. T., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Domain-independent design theory and methodology to boost the adoption of design methods. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(3-4), 235-246.
  11. Cheligeer, C., Huang, J., Wu, G., Bhuiyan, N., Xu, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Machine learning in requirements elicitation: A literature review. AI EDAM, 36, e32.
  12. Razavi, S. R., Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Impact of course timetabling on learning quality: Sustaining an optimized stress level to stimulate enhanced comprehension. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(1), 25-44.
2021
  1. Jia, W., von Wegner, F., Zhao, M., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Network oscillations imply the highest cognitive workload and lowest cognitive control during idea generation in open-ended creation tasks. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 24277.
  2. Du, W., Yang, J., Ge, H., Yan, J., Bhuiyan, N., Liu, X., … & Zeng, Y. (2021). Environment-based design (EBD) approach to identify critical issues in managing municipal solid waste: Nairobi, kenyan case study. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 46, 21-28.
  3. Horváth, I., Zeng, Y., Liu, Y., & Summers, J. (2021). Smart designing of smart systems. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 35(2), 129–131. doi:10.1017/S0890060421000093
  4. Khoddami, S., Mafakheri, F., & Zeng, Y. (2021). A system dynamics approach to comparative analysis of biomass supply chain coordination strategies. Energies, 14(10), 2808.
  5. Pan, J., Huang, J., Wang, Y., Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (2021). A self-learning finite element extraction system based on reinforcement learning. AI EDAM, 35(2), 180-208.
  6. Jia, W., & Zeng, Y. (2021). EEG signals respond differently to idea generation, idea evolution and evaluation in a loosely controlled creativity experiment. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 2119.
  7. Yang, J., Yang, L., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Implementation barriers: A TASKS framework. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(3-4), 134-147.
  8. Huang, J., Beling, P., Freeman, L., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Trustworthy AI for digital engineering transformation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(1), 1-7.
2020
  1. Yang, J., Zeng, Y., Ekwaro-Osire, S., Nispel, A., & Ge, H. (2020). Environment-based life cycle decomposition (eLCD): Adaptation of EBD to sustainable design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(2), 5-28.
  2. Yang, J., & Zeng, Y. (2020). Sustainability: Design, making, and technologies. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(2), 1-3.
  3. Zeng, Y. (2020). Environment: The first thing to look at in conceptual design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(1), 45-66.
  4. Zhao, M., Jia, W., Yang, D., Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2020). A tEEG framework for studying designer’s cognitive and affective states. Design Science, 6, e29.
2019
  1. Zeng, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Environment-based design (EBD): A methodology for innovative and creative design. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 53(7), 881.
  2. Zhao, M., & Zeng, Y. (2019). Influence of information collection strategy on designer’s mental stress. In Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1783-1792). Cambridge University Press.
  3. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2019). Segmentation of design protocol using EEG. Ai Edam, 33(1), 11-23.
  4. Razavi, S. R., & Zeng, Y. (2019). How is innovation influenced by logic, emotion and representation?. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 23(2), 1-3.
2018
  1. Ommi, A., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Defining the appropriate course project for fostering the expected cognitive competencies: EBD approach to an engineering design course. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  2. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Empirical approaches to quantifying effort, fatigue and concentration in the conceptual design process: An EEG study. Research in Engineering Design, 29, 393-409.
  3. Zhao, M., Yang, D., Liu, S., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Mental stress-performance model in emotional engineering. Emotional Engineering, Vol. 6: Understanding Motivation, 119-139.
2017
  1. Zhao, F. Q., Xie, M. J., Tian, Z. G., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Integrated equipment health prognosis considering crack initiation time uncertainty and random shock. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 30, 1383-1395.
  2. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2017). A theoretical model of design fixation. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 5(3-4), 185-204.
  3. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Effects of stress and effort on self-rated reports in experimental study of design activities. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 28, 1609-1622.
  4. Taheri, S., Gutierrez, R., Zeng, Y., & Marsden, C. (2017). Effectiveness of student learning in an aerospace engineering capstone project: Investigation of assessment methods. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  5. Ommi, A., Zeng, Y., & Marsden, C. C. (2017). Design problem perception in engineering design teams. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  6. Cartile, A., Marsden, C. C., Zeng, Y., & Caron, B. (2017). Teaching aircraft design: A case study on an alternative engineering undergraduate capstone final year project. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  7. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., Zeng, Y. (2017). Overview on gear health prognostics. In: Ekwaro-Osire, S., Gonçalves, A., Alemayehu, F. (eds) Probabilistic Prognostics and Health Management of Energy Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55852-3_4
  8. Gutierrez, R., Liu, L., Singh, D., Marsden, C., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Which design methodologies are effective to support a capstone project in aerospace design design engineering?. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  9. Wang, X., Zeng, Y., Arntzen, A. A., Kim, K. Y., & Liu, Y. (2017). Organizational capability: Skills related to organizational knowledge. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(1), 1-3.
  10. Wang, X., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Organizational capability model: Toward improving organizational performance. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(1), 5-24.
  11. Shu, M., Tan, S., Fu, L., Zeng, Y., Cao, X., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Application of design methodologies to web system design: A case study of JIDPS editorial system. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(4), 79-112.
  12. Nguyen, P., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Modal shifts in concentration indicate creativity. In DS 87-8 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 17) Vol 8: Human Behaviour in Design, Vancouver, Canada, 21-25.08. 2017 (pp. 021-030).
2016
  1. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2016). Quantitative analysis of the effort-fatigue tradeoff in the conceptual design process: A multistate EEG approach. In International design engineering technical conferences and computers and information in engineering conference (Vol. 50190, p. V007T06A020). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  2. Liu, L., Nguyen, T. A., Zeng, Y., & Hamza, A. B. (2016). Identification of relationships between electroencephalography (EEG) bands and design activities. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 50190, p. V007T06A019). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  3. Wan, W., Cheong, H., Li, W., Zeng, Y., & Iorio, F. (2016). Automated transformation of design text ROM diagram into SysML models. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 30(3), 585-603.
  4. Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2016). Innovative course scheduling and curriculum design. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  5. She, J., & Zeng, Y. (2016). Cross-disciplinary design methodology. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 20. 1-2. 10.3233/jid-2016-0027.
  6. Tana, S., Marsden, C., & Zeng, Y. (2016). Educating aerospace design engineers: Perspectives from design creativity theory. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  7. Zeng, Y. (2016). One thing is certain in design: Design is uncertain. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 20(4), 1-2.
2015
  1. Ma, S., Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2015). Course scheduling according to student stress. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  2. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2015). Measuring the evoked hardness of design problems using transient microstates. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 57175, p. V007T06A029). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  3. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., Bechhoefer, E., & Zeng, Y. (2015). An integrated prognostics method under time-varying operating conditions. IEEE transactions on reliability, 64(2), 673-686.
  4. Xu, X., Wang, C., Zeng, Y., Deng, X., Wang, H., Barklon, D., & Thibault, D. (2015). Matching service providers and customers in two-sided dynamic markets. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(3), 2208-2213.
  5. Wang, X., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2015). Influence of information collection strategy in problem formulation on design creativity through mental stress: A theoretical analysis. In DS 80-11 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 15) Vol 11: Human Behaviour in Design, Design Education; Milan, Italy, 27-30.07. 15 (pp. 091-100).
  6. Zeng, Y. (2015). Aims and scope of JIDPS: Coping with the challenges in transdisciplinary design. J. Integr. Des. Process. Sci., 19(1), 1-3.
  7. Zeng, Y. (2015). Environment-based design (EBD): A methodology for transdisciplinary design+. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 19(1), 5-24.
  8. Chen, D., Wang, X., Liu, W., Zeng, Y., & Chen, Z. (2015). EBD extended analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach to evaluating the effectiveness of engineering projects. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 19(2), 49-70.
  9. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2015). Physiologically based segmentation of design protocol. In DS 80-11 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 15) Vol 11: Human Behaviour in Design, Design Education; Milan, Italy, 27-30.07. 15 (pp. 061-070).
2014
  1. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A physiological study of relationship between designer’s mental effort and mental stress during conceptual design. Computer-Aided Design, 54, 3-18.
  2. Deng, X., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A novel framework for product/service systems using environment-based design methodology. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 46353, p. V004T06A025). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  3. Gutierrez, R., Zeng, Y., Sun, X., Tan, S., Deng, X., & Zhou, F. (2014). ROM based problem formulation in conceptual design: Algorithm and case study. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 46353, p. V004T06A041). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  4. Barklon, D., Wang, H., & Xu, X. (2014). Preliminary study on improving the efficiency of recruiting in a staffing agency using environment-based design methodology: Environment analysis. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM) (pp. 276-281). IEEE.
  5. Yi, H., Deng, X., & Zeng, Y. (2014). Curriculum design using EBD methodology: Preliminary study of English education in mid-west university of China. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM) (pp. 282-287). IEEE.
  6. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A preliminary study of EEG spectrogram of a single subject performing a creativity test. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM) (pp. 16-21). IEEE.
  7. Gutierrez, R., Zeng, Y., Sun, X., Tan, S., Deng, X., & Zhou, F. (2014). Conflict identification in conceptual design: Algorithm and case study. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM) (pp. 205-210). IEEE.
  8. Zeng, Y. (2014). Aims and scope of JIDPS: Understanding, improving, and practicing of design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 18(4), 1-2.
  9. Zeng, Y. (2014). Environment based design of services. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 18. 1-2. 10.3233/jid-2014-0014.
  10. Deng, X., Bispo, C. B., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A reference model for privacy protection in social networking service. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 18(2), 23-44.
2013
  1. Tan, S., Zeng, Y., Huet, G., & Fortin, C. (2013). Effective reverse engineering of qualitative design knowledge: A case study of aerospace pylon design. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 55911, p. V004T05A026). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  2. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2013). A stochastic collocation approach for efficient integrated gear health prognosis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 39(1-2), 372-387.
  3. Wang, M., Zeng, Y., Chen, L., & Eberlein, A. (2013). An algorithm for transforming design text ROM diagram into FBS model. Computers in Industry, 64(5), 499-513.
  4. Sun, X., Zeng, Y., & Liu, W. (2013). Formalization of design chain management using environment-based design (EBD) theory. Journal of Intelligent manufacturing, 24, 597-612.
  5. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Uncertainty quantification in gear remaining useful life prediction through an integrated prognostics method. IEEE Transactions on reliability, 62(1), 146-159.
  6. Yi, H., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Humour and creative design: Twins or partners?. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 17(4), 81-92.
  7. Nguyen, T. A., Xu, X., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Distribution of mental stresses during conceptual design activities. In DS 75-7: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Design for Harmonies, Vol. 7: Human Behaviour in Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22.08. 2013 (pp. 287-296).
  8. Zeng, Y., Kim, K. Y., Raskin, V., Fung, B. C., & Kitamura, Y. (2013). Modeling, extraction, and transformation of semantics in computer aided engineering systems. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 27(1), 1-3.
2012
  1. Zeng, Y. (2012). Theories of and about design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 16. 1-5. 10.3233/jid-2012-0022.
  2. Tan, S., Zeng, Y., Chen, B., Bani Milhim, H. K., & Schiffauerova, A. (2012). Environment based design approach to integrating enterprise applications. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 12(3), 031003.
  3. Zeng, Y., & Wang, L. (2012). Secure collaboration in design and supply chain management. Computers in Industry, 63(6), 543-544.
  4. Zeng, Y., Wang, L., Deng, X., Cao, X., & Khundker, N. (2012). Secure collaboration in global design and supply chain environment: Problem analysis and literature review. Computers in industry, 63(6), 545-556.
  5. Zhang, D. Y., Cao, X., Wang, L., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Mitigating the risk of information leakage in a two-level supply chain through optimal supplier selection. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 23, 1351-1364.
  6. Huet, G., Fortin, C., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Theoretical foundations supporting the implementation of complementary information structures across the life of a product. In Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (Vol. 44861, pp. 399-408). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
  7. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Clustering designers’ mental activities based on EEG power. Tools and methods of competitive engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  8. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2012). A theoretical model of design creativity: Nonlinear design dynamics and mental stress-creativity relation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 16(3), 65-88.
  9. Milhim, H. K. B., Deng, X., Schiffauerova, A., & Zeng, Y. (2012). The role of product lifecycle management systems in organizational innovation. In Product Lifecycle Management. Towards Knowledge-Rich Enterprises: IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference, PLM 2012, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 9-11, 2012, Revised Selected Papers 9 (pp. 322-331). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  10. Zeng, Y., & Horváth, I. (2012). Fundamentals of next generation CAD/E systems. Computer-Aided Design, 44(10), 875-878.
2011
  1. Zeng, Y. (2011). A formal design science. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). https://doi.org/10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4015
  2. Tan, S., Bani Milhim, H. K., Chen, B., Schiffauerova, A., & Zeng, Y. (2011). Enterprise applications integration using environment based design (EBD). In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 54792, pp. 1245-1255).
  3. Christophe, F. O., Wang, M., Coatane´ a, E., Zeng, Y., & Bernard, A. (2011). Grammatical and semantic disambiguation of requirements at elicitation and representation stages. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 54860, pp. 17-31).
  4. Yan, B., & Zeng, Y. (2011). Design conflict: Conceptual structure and mathematical representation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 15(1), 75-89.
  5. Sun, X., Zeng, Y., & Zhou, F. (2011). Environment-based design (EBD) approach to developing quality management systems: A case study. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 15(2), 53-70.
  6. Ye, Q., Sun, X., Wang, L., Zeng, Y., & Fortin, C. (2011). Inference of confidential parameters using internal structures: A case study of aircraft pylon and engine assembly.
  7. Cao, X., & Zeng, Y. (2011). Detecting risk of intellectual property (IP) leakage due to reverse design in collaborative product development environments. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 54792, pp. 1389-1399).
  8. Tan, S., Zeng, Y., & Montazami, A. (2011). Medical devices design based on EBD: A case study. In Biomedical Engineering: Health Care Systems, Technology and Techniques (pp. 3-15). New York, NY: Springer New York.
  9. Wen, K., Zeng, Y., Li, R., & Lin, J. (2011). Modeling semantic information in engineering applications: A review. Artificial Intelligence Review, 37, 97-117.
  10. Zeng, Y., & Vareille, J. (2011). Environment based design (EBD) vs. X development: A dialog between theory and restrospection. In DS 68-2: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 11), Impacting Society through Engineering Design, Vol. 2: Design Theory and Research Methodology, Lyngby/Copenhagen, Denmark, 15.-19.08. 2011 (pp. 246-255).
2010
  1. Zhang, D. Y., Zeng, Y., Wang, L., Li, H., & Geng, Y. (2010). Modeling and evaluating information leakage caused by inferences in supply chains. Computers in Industry, 62(3), 351-363.
  2. Jin, S., Zeng, Y., & Wang, C. (2010). Assessment of advertising effectiveness through audience’s eye movements. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 44113, pp. 595-603).
  3. He, G. Q., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2010). Experimental approach to curve reconstruction based on human visual perception. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 14(1), 51-66.
  4. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2010). A vision based graphical password. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 14(2), 43-52.
  5. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2010). Analysis of design activities using EEG signals. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 44137, pp. 277-286).
2009
  1. Zeng, Y., & Yao, S. (2009). Understanding design activities through computer simulation. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 23(3), 294-308.
  2. Wang, M., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Asking the right questions to elicit product requirements. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(4), 283-298.
  3. Zeng, Y., Yao, S., Couturier, M., & Collins, F. (2009). Approaches that help students generate new design solutions. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  4. Yan, B., & Zeng, Y. (2009). A formal representation of technical systems. In Global Perspective for Competitive Enterprise, Economy and Ecology: Proceedings of the 16th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (pp. 465-476). London: Springer London.
  5. Liu, W., Wang, M., Zhang, D. Y., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Development of mathematical models for secure collaboration in product lifecycle management. In DS 58-3: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design, Vol. 3, Design Organization and Management, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 24.-27.08. 2009 (pp. 251-262).
  6. Chen, L., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Automatic generation of UML diagrams from product requirements described by natural language. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 48999, pp. 779-786).
  7. Liu, W., Zeng, Y., Maletz, M., & Brisson, D. (2009). Product lifecycle management: A survey. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 48999, pp. 1213-1225).
  8. Petkar, H., Dande, S., Yadav, R., Zeng, Y., & Nguyen, T. A. (2009). A pilot study to assess designer’s mental stress using eye gaze system and electroencephalogram. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 48999, pp. 899-909).
  9. Tang, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Quantifying designer’s mental stress in the conceptual design process using kinesics study. In DS 58-9: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design, Vol. 9, Human Behavior in Design, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 24.-27.08. 2009 (pp. 211-220).
  10. Liu, W., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Conceptual modeling of design chain management towards product lifecycle management. In Global perspective for competitive enterprise, economy and ecology: Proceedings of the 16th ispe international conference on concurrent engineering (pp. 137-148). Springer London.
  11. Feng, D., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Validation of environment-based design (EBD) through protocol analysis experiment. In DS 58-1: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design, Vol. 1, Design Processes, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 24.-27.08. 2009.
2008
  1. Dickinson, J., Zeng, Y., Li, Z., Kernahan, M., Sham, A., & Pardasani, A. (2008). System and method for reconstructing a 3D solid model from a 2D line drawing. U.S. Patent Application No. 11/806,093.
  2. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2008). Vicur: A human-vision-based algorithm for curve reconstruction. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 24(6), 824-834.
  3. Zeng, Y. (2008). Recursive object model (ROM)—Modelling of linguistic information in engineering design. Computers in Industry, 59(6), 612-625.
  4. Zeng, Y., Nguyen, T. A., Yan, B., & Li, S. (2008). A distance-based parameter free algorithm for curve reconstruction. Computer-Aided Design, 40(2), 210-222.
  5. Da Yong Zhang, L. W., & Zeng, Y. (2008). Secure collaborative product development. PLM, 8, 331-340.
  6. Maletz, M., Brisson, D., & Zeng, Y. (2008). A new concept for requirements driven project planning in an integrated PLM environment. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 43277, pp. 1209-1215).
2007
  1. Zhu, S., Yao, S., & Zeng, Y. (2007). A novel approach to quantifying designer’s mental stress in the conceptual design process. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 48035, pp. 593-600).
  2. Wang, M., & Zeng, Y. (2007). Gathering of product requirements based on linguistic analysis. In 17th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent manufacturing (pp. 250-257).
  3. Zhang, Y., Hamza, A. B., & Zeng, Y. (2007). Statistical process control of olfactometer temperature. In 2007 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (pp. 1503-1506). IEEE.
  4. Yao, S., & Zeng, Y. (2007). Preliminary study of cognitive model of designer’s creativity by using formal protocol analysis. In The Future of Product Development: Proceedings of the 17th CIRP Design Conference (pp. 165-174). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  5. Chen, Z. Y., Yao, S., Lin, J. Q., Zeng, Y., & Eberlein, A. (2007). Formalisation of product requirements: From natural language descriptions to formal specifications. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2(3), 362-387.
2006
  1. Ganguli, A., Zeng, Y., & Bulgak, A. A. (2006). An integrated approach to a multi-attribute decision problem through a case study. In International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems (pp. 261-270). Boston, MA: Springer US.
  2. Chen, Z. Y., & Zeng, Y. (2006). Classification of product requirements based on product environment. Concurrent Engineering, 14(3), 219-230.
  3. Yao, S., & Zeng, Y. (2006). A new approach for protocol analysis on design activities using axiomatic theory of design modeling. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
2005
  1. Dickinson, J. K., Yu, Z., Zeng, Y., & Antunes, H. (2005). Pen–tablet as a CAD interface alternative. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 21(4-5), 465-474.
  2. Yao, S., Yan, B., Chen, B., & Zeng, Y. (2005). An ANN-based element extraction method for automatic mesh generation. Expert Systems with Applications, 29(1), 193-206.
  3. Dicks, D., Garzotto, F., Hedberg, J., & Zeng, Y. (2005). Imagining a science of instructional design. EdMedia+ Innovate Learning, 960-965.
  4. Zeng, Y., & Chen, Z. (2005). Component-based conceptual design through environment decomposition. In The Ninth World Conference on Integrated Design & Process Technology.
  5. Chen, M., Chen, Z., Kong, L., & Zeng, Y. (2005). Analysis of medical devices design requirements. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 9(4), 61-70.
2004
  1. Zeng, Y. (2004). Environment-based formulation of design problem. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 8(4), 45-63.
  2. Chen, Z. Y., Yao, S. J., & Zeng, Y. (2004). A systematic appraoch for the specification of user requirements. In The Inaugural CDEN Design Conference.
  3. Zeng, Y., Pardasani, A., Dickinson, J., Li, Z., Antunes, and, H., Gupta, V., & Baulier, D. (2004). Mathematical foundation for modeling conceptual design sketches. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng., 4(2), 150-159.
  4. Chen, Z., Yao, S., & Zeng, Y. (2004). A systematic approach for the specification of customer requirements. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  5. Zeng, Y. (2004). A formal design science. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  6. Zeng, Y., Yan, B., Chen, B., & Yao, S. (2004). A theoretical and experimental study on design creativity. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
2003
  1. Zeng, Y. (2003). Formalization of design requirements. Integrated Design and Process Technologies, IDPT-2003, Austin, Texas.
  2. Pardasani, A., Dickinson, J., Li, Z., Zeng, Y., & Antunes, H. (2003). Lessons from experimental computer assisted sketching tool for planar mechanisms. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 36991, pp. 179-188).
  3. Dickinson, J. K., Pardasani, A., Yu, Z., Zeng, Y., Antunes, H., & Li, Z. (2003). Augmenting mechanical CAD with pen and tablet. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 37017, pp. 625-634).
  4. Zeng, Y., Pardasani, A., Antunes, H., Li, Z., Dickinson, J., Gupta, V., & Baulier, D. (2003). Representation and interpretation of sketches in mechanical design: experimental and theoretical approaches. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 37017, pp. 613-624).
2002
  1. Zeng, Y. (2002). Axiomatic theory of design modeling. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 6(3), 1-28.
  2. Zhang, X., Zhou, B., Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2002). Model layout optimization for solid ground curing rapid prototyping processes. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 18(1), 41-51.
  3. Li, L., Schemenauer, N., Peng, X., Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2002). A reverse engineering system for rapid manufacturing of complex objects. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 18(1), 53-67.
2001
  1. Gu, P., Zhang, X., Zeng, Y., & Ferguson, B. (2001). Quality analysis and optimization of solid ground curing process. Journal of manufacturing systems, 20(4), 250-263.
  2. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2001). An environment decomposition-based approach to design concept generation. In Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design’01 (pp. 525-532).
  3. Zeng, Y. (2001). Axiomatic approach to the modeling of product conceptual design processes using set theory.
2000
  1. Li, L., Schemenauer, N., Peng, X., Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2000). Surface registration and integration in a reverse engineering system for rapid manufacturing. In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 35128, pp. 1041-1050). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
1989 - 1999
  1. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). A science-based approach to product design theory Part I: Formulation and formalization of design process. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 15(4), 331-339.
  2. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). A science-based approach to product design theory Part II: Formulation of design requirements and products. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 15(4), 341-352.
  3. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). A set-theoretic model of design process. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering Design ICED (Vol. 99, pp. 1179-1182).
  4. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). General design governing equation. In NSFC Grantee’s Conference on Design and Manufacturing Engineering.
  5. Zeng, Yong & Jing, Jianliang. (1996). Computational model for design. 10.1117/12.235589.
  6. Zeng, Y., & Cheng, G. (1993). Knowledge‐based free mesh generation of quadrilateral elements in two‐dimensional domains. Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 8(4), 259-270.
  7. 程耿东, & 曾勇. (1993). 工程结构有限元模型化知识系统. 计算结构力学及其应用, 10(1), 59-65.
  8. Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (1992). Strategies for automatic finite element modeling. Computers & structures, 44(4), 905-909.
  9. Zeng, Y., & Cheng, G. D. (1991). On the logic of design. Design Studies, 12(3), 137-141.
  10. 程耿东, & 曾勇. (1989). 有限元模型化专家系统 CONSMOD. 计算结构力学及其应用, 6(2), 77-81.
Editorials
  1. Tanik, M. M., Gatchel, S., Horváth, I., Wan, T., Kim, K. Y., Huang, J., … & Zeng, Y. (2022). Footsteps towards a transdisciplinary design and process science. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(3-4), 1-16.
  2. Horváth, I., Zeng, Y., Liu, Y., & Summers, J. (2021). Smart designing of smart systems. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 35(2), 129–131. doi:10.1017/S0890060421000093
  3. Huang, J., Beling, P., Freeman, L., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Trustworthy AI for digital engineering transformation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(1), 1-7.
  4. Yang, J., & Zeng, Y. (2020). Sustainability: Design, making, and technologies. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(2), 1-3.
  5. Razavi, S. R., & Zeng, Y. (2019). How is innovation influenced by logic, emotion and representation?. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 23(2), 1-3.
  6. Wang, X., Zeng, Y., Arntzen, A. A., Kim, K. Y., & Liu, Y. (2017). Organizational capability: Skills related to organizational knowledge. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(1), 1-3.
  7. She, J., & Zeng, Y. (2016). Cross-disciplinary design methodology. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 20. 1-2. 10.3233/jid-2016-0027.
  8. Zeng, Y. (2016). One thing is certain in design: Design is uncertain. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 20(4), 1-2.
  9. Zeng, Y. (2015). Aims and scope of JIDPS: Coping with the challenges in transdisciplinary design. J. Integr. Des. Process. Sci., 19(1), 1-3.
  10. Zeng, Y. (2014). Aims and scope of JIDPS: Understanding, improving, and practicing of design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 18(4), 1-2.
  11. Zeng, Y. (2014). Environment based design of services. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 18. 1-2. 10.3233/jid-2014-0014.
  12. Zeng, Y., Kim, K. Y., Raskin, V., Fung, B. C., & Kitamura, Y. (2013). Modeling, extraction, and transformation of semantics in computer aided engineering systems. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 27(1), 1-3.
  13. Zeng, Y. (2012). Theories of and about design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. 16. 1-5. 10.3233/jid-2012-0022.
  14. Zeng, Y., & Wang, L. (2012). Secure collaboration in design and supply chain management. Computers in Industry, 63(6), 543-544.
  15. Zeng, Y., Wang, L., Deng, X., Cao, X., & Khundker, N. (2012). Secure collaboration in global design and supply chain environment: Problem analysis and literature review. Computers in industry, 63(6), 545-556.
  16. Zeng, Y., & Horváth, I. (2012). Fundamentals of next generation CAD/E systems. Computer-Aided Design, 44(10), 875-878.
Journal Publications
  1. Razavi, S. R., Yang, J. M., Yang, Y., Akgunduz, A., Bhuiyan, N., & Zeng, Y. Environment-driven evolution analysis of a product: A case study of braking system evolution. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, (Preprint), 1-16.
  2. Soroush, M. Z., Zhao, M., Jia, W., & Zeng, Y. (2024). Loosely controlled experimental EEG datasets for higher-order cognitions in design and creativity tasks. Data in Brief, 52, 109981.
  3. Horvath, I., Wan, T. T., Huang, J., Coatanea, E., Rayz, J. M., Zeng, Y., & Kim, K. Y. (2023). Seeing the past, planning the future: Proudly celebrating 25 years of assisting the convergence of process sciences and design science. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(3-4), 197-221.
  4. Zhao, M., Qiu, D., & Zeng, Y. (2023). How much workload is a ‘good’ workload for human beings to meet the deadline: Human capacity zone and workload equilibrium. Journal of Engineering Design, 34(8), 644-673.
  5. Cheligeer, C., Yang, J., Bayatpour, A., Miklin, A., Dufresne, S., Lin, L., … & Zeng, Y. (2023). A hybrid semantic networks construction framework for engineering design. Journal of Mechanical Design, 145(4), 041405.
  6. Yang, L., Kuang, A., Xu, C., Shewchuk, B., Singh, S., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Design principles in mHealth interventions for sustainable health behavior changes: Protocol for a systematic review. JMIR Research Protocols, 12(1), e39093.
  7. Yang, J., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Knowledge: The good, the bad, and the ways for designer creativity. Journal of Engineering Design, 33(12), 945-968.
  8. Cheligeer, C., Yang, L., Nandi, T., Doktorchik, C., Quan, H., Zeng, Y., & Singh, S. (2023). Natural language processing (NLP) aided qualitative method in health research. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 27(1), 41-58.
  9. Pan, J., Huang, J., Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Reinforcement learning for automatic quadrilateral mesh generation: A soft actor–critic approach. Neural Networks, 157, 288-304.
  10. Wu, G., Eastwood, C., Zeng, Y., Quan, H., Long, Q., Zhang, Z., … & Xu, Y. (2022). Developing EMR-based algorithms to identify hospital adverse events for health system performance evaluation and improvement: Study protocol. Plos one, 17(10), e0275250.
  11. Mohammadi, A., Yang, J., Borgianni, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Barriers and enablers of TRIZ: A literature analysis using the TASKS framework. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology.
  12. Wen, Z., Teng, M. F., Han, L., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Working memory models and measures in language and bilingualism research: Integrating cognitive and affective perspectives. Brain sciences, 12(6), 729.
  13. Wan, T. T., Matthews, S., Luh, H., Zeng, Y., Wang, Z., & Yang, L. (2022). A proposed multi-criteria optimization approach to enhance clinical outcomes evaluation for diabetes care: A commentary. Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 9, 23333928221089125.
  14. Su, C., Li, X., Yang, L., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Mechanism, measurement, and quantification of stress in decision process: A model based systematic-review protocol. arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10397.
  15. Shi, Y., Yang, H., Dou, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Effects of mind mapping-based instruction on student cognitive learning outcomes: A meta-analysis. Asia Pacific Education Review, 24(3), 303-317.
  16. Borgianni, Y., Dixon, B., Ekwaro-Osire, S., Nespoli, O., Summers, J., Wan, T. T., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Domain-independent design theory and methodology to boost the adoption of design methods. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(3-4), 235-246.
  17. Cheligeer, C., Huang, J., Wu, G., Bhuiyan, N., Xu, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Machine learning in requirements elicitation: A literature review. AI EDAM, 36, e32.
  18. Razavi, S. R., Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Impact of course timetabling on learning quality: Sustaining an optimized stress level to stimulate enhanced comprehension. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 26(1), 25-44.
  19. Jia, W., von Wegner, F., Zhao, M., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Network oscillations imply the highest cognitive workload and lowest cognitive control during idea generation in open-ended creation tasks. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 24277.
  20. Khoddami, S., Mafakheri, F., & Zeng, Y. (2021). A system dynamics approach to comparative analysis of biomass supply chain coordination strategies. Energies, 14(10), 2808.
  21. Pan, J., Huang, J., Wang, Y., Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (2021). A self-learning finite element extraction system based on reinforcement learning. AI EDAM, 35(2), 180-208.
  22. Jia, W., & Zeng, Y. (2021). EEG signals respond differently to idea generation, idea evolution and evaluation in a loosely controlled creativity experiment. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 2119.
  23. Yang, J., Yang, L., Quan, H., & Zeng, Y. (2021). Implementation barriers: A TASKS framework. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 25(3-4), 134-147.
  24. Yang, J., Zeng, Y., Ekwaro-Osire, S., Nispel, A., & Ge, H. (2020). Environment-based life cycle decomposition (eLCD): Adaptation of EBD to sustainable design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(2), 5-28.
  25. Zeng, Y. (2020). Environment: The first thing to look at in conceptual design. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24(1), 45-66.
  26. Zhao, M., Jia, W., Yang, D., Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2020). A tEEG framework for studying designer’s cognitive and affective states. Design Science, 6, e29.
  27. Zeng, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Environment-based design (EBD): A methodology for innovative and creative design. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 53(7), 881.
  28. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2019). Segmentation of design protocol using EEG. Ai Edam, 33(1), 11-23.
  29. Nguyen, P., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Empirical approaches to quantifying effort, fatigue and concentration in the conceptual design process: An EEG study. Research in Engineering Design, 29, 393-409.
  30. Zhao, M., Yang, D., Liu, S., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Mental stress-performance model in emotional engineering. Emotional Engineering, Vol. 6: Understanding Motivation, 119-139.
  31. Zhao, F. Q., Xie, M. J., Tian, Z. G., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Integrated equipment health prognosis considering crack initiation time uncertainty and random shock. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 30, 1383-1395.
  32. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2017). A theoretical model of design fixation. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 5(3-4), 185-204.
  33. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Effects of stress and effort on self-rated reports in experimental study of design activities. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 28, 1609-1622.
  34. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., Zeng, Y. (2017). Overview on gear health prognostics. In: Ekwaro-Osire, S., Gonçalves, A., Alemayehu, F. (eds) Probabilistic Prognostics and Health Management of Energy Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55852-3_4
  35. Wang, X., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Organizational capability model: Toward improving organizational performance. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(1), 5-24.
  36. Shu, M., Tan, S., Fu, L., Zeng, Y., Cao, X., & Zeng, Y. (2017). Application of design methodologies to web system design: A case study of JIDPS editorial system. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 21(4), 79-112.
  37. Wan, W., Cheong, H., Li, W., Zeng, Y., & Iorio, F. (2016). Automated transformation of design text ROM diagram into SysML models. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 30(3), 585-603.
  38. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., Bechhoefer, E., & Zeng, Y. (2015). An integrated prognostics method under time-varying operating conditions. IEEE transactions on reliability, 64(2), 673-686.
  39. Xu, X., Wang, C., Zeng, Y., Deng, X., Wang, H., Barklon, D., & Thibault, D. (2015). Matching service providers and customers in two-sided dynamic markets. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(3), 2208-2213.
  40. Zeng, Y. (2015). Environment-based design (EBD): A methodology for transdisciplinary design+. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 19(1), 5-24.
  41. Chen, D., Wang, X., Liu, W., Zeng, Y., & Chen, Z. (2015). EBD extended analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach to evaluating the effectiveness of engineering projects. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 19(2), 49-70.
  42. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A physiological study of relationship between designer’s mental effort and mental stress during conceptual design. Computer-Aided Design, 54, 3-18.
  43. Deng, X., Bispo, C. B., & Zeng, Y. (2014). A reference model for privacy protection in social networking service. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 18(2), 23-44.
  44. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2013). A stochastic collocation approach for efficient integrated gear health prognosis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 39(1-2), 372-387.
  45. Wang, M., Zeng, Y., Chen, L., & Eberlein, A. (2013). An algorithm for transforming design text ROM diagram into FBS model. Computers in Industry, 64(5), 499-513.
  46. Sun, X., Zeng, Y., & Liu, W. (2013). Formalization of design chain management using environment-based design (EBD) theory. Journal of Intelligent manufacturing, 24, 597-612.
  47. Zhao, F., Tian, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Uncertainty quantification in gear remaining useful life prediction through an integrated prognostics method. IEEE Transactions on reliability, 62(1), 146-159.
  48. Yi, H., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Humour and creative design: Twins or partners?. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 17(4), 81-92.
  49. Tan, S., Zeng, Y., Chen, B., Bani Milhim, H. K., & Schiffauerova, A. (2012). Environment based design approach to integrating enterprise applications. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 12(3), 031003.
  50. Zeng, Y., Wang, L., Deng, X., Cao, X., & Khundker, N. (2012). Secure collaboration in global design and supply chain environment: Problem analysis and literature review. Computers in industry, 63(6), 545-556.
  51. Zhang, D. Y., Cao, X., Wang, L., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Mitigating the risk of information leakage in a two-level supply chain through optimal supplier selection. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 23, 1351-1364.
  52. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2012). A theoretical model of design creativity: Nonlinear design dynamics and mental stress-creativity relation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 16(3), 65-88.
  53. Yan, B., & Zeng, Y. (2011). Design conflict: Conceptual structure and mathematical representation. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 15(1), 75-89.
  54. Sun, X., Zeng, Y., & Zhou, F. (2011). Environment-based design (EBD) approach to developing quality management systems: A case study. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 15(2), 53-70.
  55. Ye, Q., Sun, X., Wang, L., Zeng, Y., & Fortin, C. (2011). Inference of confidential parameters using internal structures: A case study of aircraft pylon and engine assembly.
  56. Wen, K., Zeng, Y., Li, R., & Lin, J. (2011). Modeling semantic information in engineering applications: A review. Artificial Intelligence Review, 37, 97-117.
  57. Zhang, D. Y., Zeng, Y., Wang, L., Li, H., & Geng, Y. (2010). Modeling and evaluating information leakage caused by inferences in supply chains. Computers in Industry, 62(3), 351-363.
  58. He, G. Q., Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2010). Experimental approach to curve reconstruction based on human visual perception. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 14(1), 51-66.
  59. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2010). A vision based graphical password. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 14(2), 43-52.
  60. Zeng, Y., & Yao, S. (2009). Understanding design activities through computer simulation. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 23(3), 294-308.
  61. Wang, M., & Zeng, Y. (2009). Asking the right questions to elicit product requirements. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(4), 283-298.
  62. Nguyen, T. A., & Zeng, Y. (2008). Vicur: A human-vision-based algorithm for curve reconstruction. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 24(6), 824-834.
  63. Zeng, Y. (2008). Recursive object model (ROM)—Modelling of linguistic information in engineering design. Computers in Industry, 59(6), 612-625.
  64. Zeng, Y., Nguyen, T. A., Yan, B., & Li, S. (2008). A distance-based parameter free algorithm for curve reconstruction. Computer-Aided Design, 40(2), 210-222.
  65. Chen, Z. Y., Yao, S., Lin, J. Q., Zeng, Y., & Eberlein, A. (2007). Formalisation of product requirements: From natural language descriptions to formal specifications. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2(3), 362-387.
  66. Chen, Z. Y., & Zeng, Y. (2006). Classification of product requirements based on product environment. Concurrent Engineering, 14(3), 219-230.
  67. Dickinson, J. K., Yu, Z., Zeng, Y., & Antunes, H. (2005). Pen–tablet as a CAD interface alternative. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 21(4-5), 465-474.
  68. Yao, S., Yan, B., Chen, B., & Zeng, Y. (2005). An ANN-based element extraction method for automatic mesh generation. Expert Systems with Applications, 29(1), 193-206.
  69. Chen, M., Chen, Z., Kong, L., & Zeng, Y. (2005). Analysis of medical devices design requirements. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 9(4), 61-70.
  70. Zeng, Y. (2004). Environment-based formulation of design problem. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 8(4), 45-63.
  71. Zeng, Y., Pardasani, A., Dickinson, J., Li, Z., Antunes, and, H., Gupta, V., & Baulier, D. (2004). Mathematical foundation for modeling conceptual design sketches. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng., 4(2), 150-159.
  72. Zeng, Y. (2003). Formalization of design requirements. Integrated Design and Process Technologies, IDPT-2003, Austin, Texas.
  73. Zeng, Y. (2002). Axiomatic theory of design modeling. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 6(3), 1-28.
  74. Zhang, X., Zhou, B., Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2002). Model layout optimization for solid ground curing rapid prototyping processes. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 18(1), 41-51.
  75. Li, L., Schemenauer, N., Peng, X., Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (2002). A reverse engineering system for rapid manufacturing of complex objects. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 18(1), 53-67.
  76. Gu, P., Zhang, X., Zeng, Y., & Ferguson, B. (2001). Quality analysis and optimization of solid ground curing process. Journal of manufacturing systems, 20(4), 250-263.
  77. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). A science-based approach to product design theory Part I: Formulation and formalization of design process. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 15(4), 331-339.
  78. Zeng, Y., & Gu, P. (1999). A science-based approach to product design theory Part II: Formulation of design requirements and products. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 15(4), 341-352.
  79. Zeng, Y., & Cheng, G. (1993). Knowledge‐based free mesh generation of quadrilateral elements in two‐dimensional domains. Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 8(4), 259-270.
  80. 程耿东, & 曾勇. (1993). 工程结构有限元模型化知识系统. 计算结构力学及其应用, 10(1), 59-65.
  81. Cheng, G., & Zeng, Y. (1992). Strategies for automatic finite element modeling. Computers & structures, 44(4), 905-909.
  82. Zeng, Y., & Cheng, G. D. (1991). On the logic of design. Design Studies, 12(3), 137-141.
  83. 程耿东, & 曾勇. (1989). 有限元模型化专家系统 CONSMOD. 计算结构力学及其应用, 6(2), 77-81.
Conference Publications
  1. Yang, J., Dou, Y., & Zeng, Y. (2023). Environment-based design (EBD): Using only necessary knowledge for designer creativity. Proceedings of the Design Society, 3, 1675-1684.
  2. Su, C., Akgunduz, A., & Zeng, Y. (2022). Design education: Learning design methodology to enrich project experience. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
  3. Chen, T., Yang, J., Du, W., Yao, J., Yan, J., Ge, H., … & Zeng, Y. (2022). Data quality criteria for urban waste management policy-making using environment-based design. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 55(10), 1435-1440.
  4. Du, W., Yang, J., Ge, H., Yan, J., Bhuiyan, N., Liu, X., … & Zeng, Y. (2021). Environment-based design (EBD) approach to identify critical issues in managing municipal solid waste: Nairobi, kenyan case study. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 46, 21-28.
  5. Zhao, M., & Zeng, Y. (2019). Influence of information collection strategy on designer’s mental stress. In Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1783-1792). Cambridge University Press.
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  7. Taheri, S., Gutierrez, R., Zeng, Y., & Marsden, C. (2017). Effectiveness of student learning in an aerospace engineering capstone project: Investigation of assessment methods. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA).
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Theses
  1. Zeng, Y. (2001). Axiomatic approach to the modeling of product conceptual design processes using set theory.
Patents
  1. Dickinson, J., Zeng, Y., Li, Z., Kernahan, M., Sham, A., & Pardasani, A. (2008). System and method for reconstructing a 3D solid model from a 2D line drawing. U.S. Patent Application No. 11/806,093.