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Journal publications

H. Chen, T. Honda, and M. C. Yang, "Approaches for Identifying Consumer Preferences for the Design of Technology Products: A Case Study of Residential Solar Panels," ASME Journal of Mechanical Engineering Design (Accepted).
J. Austin-Breneman, T. Honda, M. C. Yang(2012) "A Study of Student Design Team Behaviors in Complex System Design." ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 134, 124504.
C. Elsen, J. Demaret, M. C. Yang, and P. Leclercq (2012) "Sketch‐Based Interfaces for Modeling and Users' Needs: Redefining Connections." AI EDAM: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 24(3):303-316.
H. Ji, M. C. Yang, and T. Honda (2012) “An approach to the extraction of probabilistic preference-related information from design team language.” Research in Engineering Design. 23(2):85-103
T. Honda, F. Ciucci, and M. C. Yang. (2012) “An Information Passing Strategy for Achieving Pareto Optimality in the Design of Complex Systems.” Research in Engineering Design. 23(1):71–83
C. J. Walthall, S. Devanathan, K. Ramani, E. D. Hirleman, L. G. Kisselburgh, and M. C. Yang. (2011) “Evaluating Wikis as a Communicative Medium for Collaboration within Co-located and Distributed Engineering Design Teams.” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 133(7):071001.
M. C. Yang (2010). "Consensus and Single Leader Decision-making in Teams Using Structured Design Methods." Design Studies. 31(4):345-362.
J. Lai, T. Honda, and M. C. Yang. (2010) “A Study of the Role of User-Centered Design Methods in Design Team Projects.” AI EDAM: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 24(3):303-316.
M. C. Yang.(2009) “Observations on Concept Quantity and Sketching in Design.” Research in Engineering Design. 20(1):1-11 .
Z. Li , M. C. Yang, and K. Ramani (2009). "A Methodology for Engineering Ontology Acquisition and Validation.” AI EDAM: Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 23(1): 37-51.
M. C. Yang and Y. Jin. (2008) “An Examination of Team Effectiveness in Distributed and Co-located Engineering Teams.” International Journal of Engineering Education. 24(2): 400-408.
M. C. Yang and J. G. Cham (2007) “An Analysis of Sketching Skill and its Role in Early Stage Engineering Design.” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 129(5): 476-482.
M. C. Yang. (2005) "A study of prototypes, design activity, and design outcome." Design Studies. 26 (6): 649-669.
M. C. Yang, W. Wood and M. Cutkosky. (2005) "Design information retrieval: a thesauri-based approach for reuse of informal design information." Engineering with Computers. 21 (2): 177-192.
J. T. Dennerlein and M. C. Yang. (2001) "Haptic Force-Feedback Devices for the Office Computer: Performance and Musculoskeletal Loading Issues." Human Factors. 43 (2): 278-86.
D. Crow and M. C. Yang. (2001) “Industry Briefs: Reactivity.” ACM Interactions. 8(2): 71 – 74.

Refereed conference publications

2012

C. Elsen, A. Häggman, T. Honda, and M. C. Yang. (2012) "Representation in early stage design: An analysis of the influence of sketching and prototyping in design projects." ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
E. Sagan and M. C. Yang (2012) "Perception and Interpretation: Points of focus in Design Sketches." ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
H. Chen, T. Honda, and M. C. Yang. (2012) "An Approach for Revealed Consumer Preferences for Technology Products: A Case Study of Residential Solar Panels." ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
I. Al-Zaharnah, M. C. Yang, and W. Seering. (2012) "Exploration of the Use of Design Methods with the Design Structure Matrix for Integrating New Technologies into Large Complex Systems." ASME 2012 Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
B. Y. Yu, T. Honda, G. M. Zak, A. Mitsos, J. Lienhard, K. Mistry, S. Zubair, M. H. Sharqawy, M. Antar, M. C. Yang. (2012). "Prognosis of Component Degradation Under Uncertainty: A Method for Early Stage Design of a Complex Engineering System." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, July 2-4, Nantes, France.

2011

B. Macomber and M. C. Yang (2011). "The Role of Sketch Finish and Style in User Responses to Early Stage Design Concepts." DETC2010-48714. Proceedings of the 2011 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 28-31, Washington, DC.
A. Dong, T. Honda and M. C. Yang (2011). "Time-Based Modeling of Linguistic Preference to Preferential Probability." DETC2010-47074. Proceedings of the 2011 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 28-31, Washington, DC.
H. Ji, T. Honda and M. C. Yang (2011). "Granularity Enhancement of Extracted Preferential Probabilities from Design Team Discussion." DETC2010-48749. Proceedings of the 2011 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 28-31, Washington, DC.
T. Tseng and M. C. Yang (2011). “The Role of Spatial-Visual Skills in a Project-Based Engineering Design Course.” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. June 26 - 29, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
T. Honda, H. Chen, K. Chan, and M. C. Yang (2011). “Propagating Uncertainty in Solar Panel Performance for Life Cycle Modeling in Early Stage Design.” AAAI Spring Symposia: Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Design. March 21-23, 2011, Stanford, CA.
Murugappan, S., Vinayak, Ramani, K., and Yang, M. C. (2011) "APIX: Analysis from Pixellated Inputs in Early Design Using a Pen-Based Interface." 2011 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
J. Austin-Breneman, T. Honda, and M. C. Yang. "Observations of Designer Behaviors in Complex System Design." Technical Report No. TR- 2011A.

2010

T. Honda, F. Ciucci, S. Kansara, K. E. Lewis, and M. C. Yang (2010). "An Exploration of the Role of System Level Variable Choice in Multidisciplinary Design." 13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Sept 13-15, 2010, Fort Worth, TX.
T. Honda, F. Ciucci, K. Lewis, and M. C. Yang. (2010) "A Comparison of Information Passing Strategies in System Level Modeling." DETC2010-29026. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 15 – 18, Montreal, Canada.
T. Honda, M. C. Yang, A. Dong, and H. Ji. (2010) "A Comparison of Formal Methods for Evaluating the Language of Preference in Engineering Design." DETC2010- 29045. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 15 – 18, Montreal, Canada.
N. Merah , M. C. Yang, D. Wallace, W. Seering, V. Tang, A. F. Arif, A.-S. Eleiche, A.- R. Shuaib, N. Abu-Dheir, and H. M. S. Bahaidarah. (2010) "A Global Collaborative Effort to Enhance Design in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum in Saudi Arabia." DETC2010- 28784. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 15 – 18, Montreal, Canada.
L. A. Elizondo, L. Kisselburgh, E. D. Hirleman, K. Ramani, M. C. Yang, and T. Carleton. (2010) "Understanding Innovation in Student Design Projects." DETC2010-28985. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Intl Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Aug 15 – 18, Montreal, Canada.

2009

J. Lai and M. C. Yang (2009) “Introducing User Centered Design to Mid-Career Professionals: Experiences to Build Upon.” International Association of Societies of Design Research, October 18-22, 2009. Seoul, Korea.
C. J. Walthall, L. Kisselburgh, E. D. Hirleman, S. Devanathan, K. Ramani, M. C. Yang (2009) "A Perspective for Evaluating Wikis as a Medium for Communication Within Engineering Design Teams.” ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 30-September 2, 2009, San Diego, CA .
T. Honda, F. Ciucci, and M. C. Yang (2009) “Achieving Pareto Optimality in a Decentralized Design Environment.” International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED09, August 24-27, 2009, Stanford, CA.
D. A. Broniatowski, C. L. Magee, J. F. Coughlin, and M. C. Yang (2009) “Bayesian Analysis of Decision Making in Technical Expert Committees.” Conference on Systems Engineering Research, April 20-23, 2009, Loughborough, UK.
D. Broniatowski, J. Coughlin, C. L. Magee, and M. C. Yang (2009) "Quantitative Analysis of Group Decision Making for Complex Engineered Systems," 3rd Annual IEEE Systems Conference, March 2009, Vancouver, Canada.

2008

J. Y. Lai, E. T. Roan, H. C. Greenberg, and M. C. Yang. (2008) "Prompt versus Problem: Helping Students Learn to Frame Problems and Think Creatively." 2nd Design Creativity Workshop, Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition. Atlanta, GA, USA, June 2008.
D. A. Broniatowski, C. L. Magee, J. F. Coughlin, and M. C. Yang (2008) “The Influence of Institutional Bias on System Review and Approval.” Conference on Systems Engineering Research, April 4, 2008, Los Angeles, CA.

2007

H. Ji, M. C. Yang and T. Honda (2007) “Probabilistic Approaches for Extracting Design Preferences from Design Team Discussion.” ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
M. C. Yang (2007) “Design Methods, Tools, and Outcome Measures: A Survey of Practitioners.” ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. September 4-7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
M. C. Yang and H. Ji (2007) “A Text-Based Analysis Approach to Representing the Design Selection Process.” International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED07, August 28-31, 2007, Paris, France.
M. C. Yang and Y. Jin (2007) “An Examination of Team Effectiveness in Distributed and Co-located Engineering Teams.” Mudd Design Workshop VI: Design and Engineering in a Flat World. Harvey Mudd College, Pomona, CA, 23–25 MAY 2007

2005

J. G. Cham and M. C. Yang. (2005) “Does sketching skill relate to good design?” 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 24-28, 2005, Long Beach, California, USA.

2004

M. C. Yang. (2004) “An Examination of Prototyping, Time, and Design Outcome.” Proceedings of 2004 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 28 - October 2, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah USA

2003

M. C. Yang. (2003) “Concept Generation and Sketching: Correlations with Design Outcome.” Proceedings of 2003 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Chicago, IL, USA, September 2-6, 2003.

1999

M. C. Yang and M. R. Cutkosky. (1999) “Machine Generation of Thesauri: Adapting to Evolving Vocabularies in Design Documentation.” Proceedings of the International Conference in Engineering Design, Munich, Germany, Aug. 24-26, 1999.
T. Liang, D. M. Cannon, J. M. Feland, A. Mabogunje, S. Yen, M. C. Yang, and L. J. Leifer. (1999) “New Dimensions in Internet-Based Design Capture and Reuse.” Workshop on Internet-Based Design in the International Conference Engineering Design. Munich, Germany, Aug. 24-26, 1999.
L. J. Leifer, T. Liang, D. M. Cannon, J. M. Feland, A. Mabogunje, S. Yen, and M. C. Yang. (1999) “Experience Capture and Reuse for Complex System Design-Deployment: Position Paper Based on Our Experience Using the Internet.” Proceedings of the International Conference Problems of Control and Modeling in Complex Systems, Samara, Russia, June 14-18, 1999.
J. T. Dennerlein and M. C. Yang. (1999) “Perceived Musculoskeletal Loading During Use of A Force-Feedback Computer Mouse.” Human Factors and Ergonomic Society ‘99. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Houston, TX, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 1999.

1998

M. C. Yang, W. H. Wood, and M. R. Cutkosky. (1998) “Data Mining for Thesaurus Generation in Informal Design Information Retrieval.” Proceedings of the 1998 International Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering. ASCE. Boston, MA, Oct. 18-21, 1998.
W. H. Wood, M. C. Yang, M. R. Cutkosky, and A. M. Agogino. (1998) “Design Information Retrieval: Improving Access to the Informal Side of Design.” Proceedings of the 1998 Design Engineering Technical Conferences 10th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology. Atlanta, GA, Sept. 13-16, 1998.

1997

M. C. Yang and M. R. Cutkosky. (1997) “Automated Indexing of Design Concepts for Information Management.” Proceedings of the International Conference in Engineering Design, Tampere, Finland, Aug. 19-21, 1997.

Other publications

Ji, H., Yang, M. C., and Honda, T., 2008, "PPT: A Probabilistic Approach to Extract Preferential Probabilities from Design Team Transcripts," Technical Report No. TR- 2008A, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Ji, H., Yang, M. C., and Honda, T., 2008 "Example for Implementating Pps: Preferential Probabilities Translated from Survey under Principle of Maximum Entropy," Technical Report No. TR-2008B, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.