Publications by Theme

Conference

1. Shuo Jiang, Jie Hu, Jianxi Luo (2021) Data-Driven Design-by-Analogy: State of the Art. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2021), August 17-20. Accepted.
2. Ji Han, Serhad Sarica, Feng Shi, Jianxi Luo (2021) Semantic Networks for Engineering Design: A Survey. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Accepted.
3. Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo (2021) Design Knowledge Representation With Technology Semantic Network. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Accepted.
4. Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo, Guillermo Ruiz Pava, Jie Hu, Christopher L. Magee (2020) Convolutional Neural Network - Based Patent Image Retrieval Method for Design Ideation. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2020), August 17-19, Online, Virtual
5. Serhad Sarica, Song Binyang; En Low, Jianxi Luo (2019) Engineering Knowledge Graph for Keyword Discovery in Patent Search. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19), Delft, Netherlands

6. Yuejun He, Bradley Camburn, Jianxi Luo, Maria Yang; Kristin Wood (2019) Visual Sensemaking of Massive Crowdsourced Data for Design Ideation. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19), Delft, Netherlands

7. Jianxi Luo, Serhad Sarica, Kristin Wood (2019) Computer-Aided Ideation Using InnoGPS. IDETC/CIE - Design Automation Conference, Anaheim, CA

8. Serhad Sarica, Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo (2019) Technology Knowledge Graph for Design Exploration: Application to Designing the Future of Flying Cars. IDETC/CIE - Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA

9. Camburn Bradley Adam, Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood (2019) Evaluating Crowdsourced Design Concepts with Machine Learning. IDETC/CIE - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Anaheim, CA

10. Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Kristin Wood (2018) Data-Driven Function Network Analysis for Product Platform Planning: A Case Study of Spherical Rolling Robots. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2018), August 26-29, Quebec City, Canada.
11. Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo (2018) Assess Novelty of An Invention Using the Central-Extreme Novelty Matrix: A Case Study of Juvo Lab's Fibre-Optic Sensor Mat. International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC), Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2018, Bath, UK.
12. Jianxi Luo (2018) Browse the Technology Space Map to Conceive Design Application Opportunities of a Technology. International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC), Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2018, Bath, UK.
13. Srinivasan Venkataraman, Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood (2017) Investigating Effects of Analogical Distance on Ideation Performance. IDETC/CIE - International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
14. Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo (2017) Identifying Patent Precedents for Engineering Design: An Iterative Heuristic Method of Mining Text, Citation and Inventor Information. IDETC/CIE - Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
15. Srinivasan Venkataraman, Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Lucienne Blessing, Kristin Wood (2017) Investigating Effects of Stimuli on Ideation Outcomes. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Vancouver, Canada.
16. Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo (2016) Novelty, Conventionality, and Value of Invention. Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), June 27–29, Evanston, Chicago, USA.
17. Jeff Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo. Using Games to Understand Tradeoffs in Designing Across Technology Domains. Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), June 27–29, Evanston, Chicago, USA.
18. Binyang Song, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2016) Design Opportunity Conception Using Technology Space Map. Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC), June 27–29, Evanston, Chicago, USA.
19. Binyang Song, Giorgio Triulzi, Jefrrey Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2016) Overlay Patent Network for Analyzing Design Space Evolution: the Case of Hybrid Electrical Vehicles. 14th International Design Conference (DESIGN), May 16-19, Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
20. Jianxi Luo. 2016. Expansionism-Based Design and System of Systems. Complex System Design & Management (CSD&M) Asia-Pacific Conference, February 24-26, Singapore.
21. Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Otto, Warren Seering, Kevin Otto (2015) Risk and Innovation Balance in Crowdfunding New Products. International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Milan, Italy.
22. Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto, Jianxi Luo (2013) Innovation Differences between New Ventures and Incumbent Firms. 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Seoul, Korea.
23. Victor Tang, Jianxi Luo (2013) Idea Matrix and Creativity Operators. International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea.

Journal

1. Wei Zhang, Steven White, Liyan Wang, Jianxi Luo (2021) 3 Strategies to Convince People That Your Startup Is Legit. Harvard Business Review.
2. Wei Zhang, Steven White, Jianxi Luo (2021) How Entrepreneurs Can Build Ecosystems for New Venture Creation. Working Paper.
3. Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Warren Seering, Kevin Otto (2021) Crowdfunding for Design Innovation: Prediction Model with Critical Factors. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Published Online
4. Serhad Sarica, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2020) Data-Driven Intelligence on Innovation and Competition: Patent Overlay Network Visualization and Analytics. Information Systems Management, 37(3), 198-212
5. Jianxi Luo, Daniel Whitney (2019) The Hierarchy-Niche Model for Supply Networks. Production and Operations Management, 28(3), 668–681
6. Bangqi Yin, Jianxi Luo (2018) How Do Accelerators Select Startups? Shifting Decision Criteria Across Stages. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 65(4), 574-589
7. Jianxi Luo (2018) Architecture and Evolvability of Innovation Ecosystems. Technology Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 132-144
8. Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi (2018) Cyclic Dependence, Vertical Integration, and Innovation: The Case of Japanese Electronics Sector in the 1990s. Technology Forecasting and Social Change, 132, 46-55
9. Margaret Dalziel, Xiangyang Yang, Simon Breslav, Azam Khan, Jianxi Luo (2018) Can We Design An Industry Classification System That Reflects Industry Architecture. Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 8(1-2), 22-46
10. Jianxi Luo (2018) System-of-Systems Innovation: Proactive Methods for Conception and Strategies for Implementation. Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 7(3-4), 91-115.
11. Yuejun He, Jianxi Luo (2017) The Novelty “Sweet Spot” of Invention. Design Science, 3, e21.
12. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2017) Filtering Patent Maps for Visualization of Diversification Paths of Inventors and Organizations. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(6), 1551–1563.
13. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2017) Measuring Technological Distance for Patent Mapping. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(2), 423–437.
14. Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2017) Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks. Scientometrics, 110(1), 443-479.
15. Jianxi Luo. 2015. The United Innovation Process: Integrating Science, Design and Entrepreneurship as Sub-processes. Design Science, 1, e2.
16. Jeffrey Funk, Jianxi Luo. 2015. Open Standards, Vertical Disintegration and Entrepreneurial Opportunities: How Vertically-Specialized Firms Entered the U.S. Semiconductor Industry. Technovation, 45/46, 52-62.

17. Daniel E. Whitney, Jianxi Luo, Daniel A. Heller (2014) The Benefits and Constraints of Temporary Sourcing Diversification in Supply Chain Disruption and Recovery. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 20(4), 238-250.

18. Jianxi Luo, Alison L. Olechowski, Christopher L. Magee (2014) Technology-Based Design and Sustainable Economic Growth. Technovation, 34(11), 663-677.
19. Jianxi Luo (2013) Which Industries to Bail Out First in Economic Recession? Ranking U.S. Industrial Sectors by the Power-of-Pull. Economic Systems Research 25(2), 157-169. 
20. Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, Christopher L. Magee (2012) The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors. Industrial and Corporate Change. 21(6), 1307-1335.

21. Christopher L. Magee, Pey Kin Leong, Jin Chen, Jianxi Luo, Daniel D. Frey (2012) Beyond R&D: What Design Adds to a Modern Research University. International Journal of Engineering Education, 28(2): 1-10

22. Matthias Holweg, Jianxi Luo, Nick Oliver (2009) The Past, Present and Future of China’s Automotive Industry: A Value Chain Perspective. Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 2(1/2), 76-118.

23. James Winebrake, Sandra Rothenberg, Jianxi Luo, Erin Green (2008) Automotive Transportation in China: Technology, Policy, Market Dynamics, and Sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2(4), 213-233.

1. Serhad Sarica, Bowen Yan, Bulato Gerardo, Pratik Jaipurkar, Jianxi Luo (2019) Data-Driven Network Visualization for Innovation and Competitive Intelligence. HICSS-52, Maui, Hawaii

2. Jianxi Luo (2019) Technology Space Map as a Digital Platform. HICSS-52, Maui, Hawaii

3. ianxi Luo, Kin Leong Pey, Kristin Wood (2018) Crowdfunding Campaign As a Design-Based Pedagogical Approach for Experiential Learning of Technology Entrepreneurship.  15th International Conference on Design Education, August 26-29, Quebec City, Canada
4. Wei Zhang, Steven White, Jianxi Luo (2018) The Accidental Institutional Entrepreneur: How a Startup Emerged as the Root of China’s Solar Industry Cluster. Industry Studies Conference, Seattle, WA.
5. Jianxi Luo (2018) Data-Driven Visualization of Firm’s Knowledge Positions in the Total Technology Space. SMS Special Conference, Hyderabad, India.
6. Jianxi Luo, Jefrrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan (2017) Inventor Diversification in Technology Networks. POMS Hong Kong Conference, January 4-5, Hong Kong.
7. Giorgio Triulzi, Jeffrey Alstott, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2016) Predicting Inventors’ Movements Across Technology Domains. Modeling Science, Technology & Innovation Conference, National Academy of Sciences, May 17-18, Washington D.C., USA.
8. Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio, Triulzi, Jianxi Luo. 2016. Identifying High-Productivity Inventor Recruits Using Technology Network Maps. International Conference on Science of Science (ICSS), March 22-23, Washington DC, United States.
9. Bangqi Yin, Jianxi Luo (2016) Critical Factors in the Selection of Start-up Incubator Residents. DRUID Asia Conference, February 23-25, Singapore.
10. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2016) Filtered Patent Maps for Predicting Technology Diversification Paths of Inventors and Organizations. DRUID Asia Conference, February 23-25, Singapore.
11. Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi (2016) Cyclic Dependence, Vertical Integration and Innovation. DRUID Asia Conference, February 23-25, Singapore.
12. Jeffrey Alstott. 2015. Forecasting Technology for Effective Action. 2015 Effective Altruism Global Conference, Oxford, UK.
13. Giorgio Triulzi, Jeffrey Alstott and Jianxi Luo (2015) Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks. European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics, 1-3 June, Maastricht, Netherlands.
14. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2015) Visualizing Main Paths of Diversification of Innovation Agents on Technology Networks. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
15. Jianxi Luo (2014) Network Structure and Evolvability of Innovation Ecosystems. DRUID Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
16. Wei Zhang, Jianxi Luo, Steven White (2014) Global Entrepreneurship and the Origin of An Ecosystem Root Firm: The case of China’s Solar Photovoltaic Industry Sector. Strategic Management Society Special Conference,  Tel Aviv, Israel.
17. Jianxi Luo, Giorgio Triulzi (2014) Architecture of Value Network Participation and Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of the Japanese Electronics Sector. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
18. Caoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Kevin Otto (2014) Innovation and Risk in Product Development: Empirical Testing of 3D Printers on KickStarter.com. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA

Journal

1. Jianxi Luo, Serhad Sarica, Kristin Wood (2021) Guiding Data-Driven Design Ideation by Knowledge Distance. Knowledge-Based Systems, 218, 106873
2. Jianxi Luo (2021) Forecasting COVID-19 Pandemic: Unknown Unknows and Predictive Monitoring. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120602
3. Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood (2020) TechNet: Technology Semantic Network with Patent Data. Expert Systems with Applications, 142, 112995
4. Serhad Sarica, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2020) Data-Driven Intelligence on Innovation and Competition: Patent Overlay Network Visualization and Analytics. Information Systems Management, 37(3), 198-212
5. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2019) Multicores-Periphery Structure in Networks. Network Science, 7(1), 70-87
6. Jianxi Luo, Daniel Whitney (2019) The Hierarchy-Niche Model for Supply Networks. Production and Operations Management, 28(3), 668–681
7. Serhad Sarica, Jianxi Luo (2019) An Infinite Regress Model of Design Change Propagation in Complex Systems. IEEE Systems Journal, 13(4), 3610-3618
8. Jianxi Luo (2018) Architecture and Evolvability of Innovation Ecosystems. Technology Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 132-144
9. Binyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Kristin Wood (2018) Data-Driven Platform Design: Patent Data and Function Network Analysis. Journal of Mechanical Design, 141(2), 021101
10. Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2017) Measuring Technological Distance for Patent Mapping. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(2), 423–437.
11. Jeffrey Alstott, Giorgio Triulzi, Bowen Yan, Jianxi Luo (2017) Mapping Technology Space by Normalizing Technology Relatedness Networks. Scientometrics, 110(1), 443-479.
12. Jianxi Luo (2014) Loops and Autonomy Promote Evolvability of Ecosystem Networks. Scientific Reports, 4: 6440.
13. Jianxi Luo (2013) Power-of-Pull of Economic Sectors: A Complex Network Analysis. Complexity, 18(5), 37–47
14. Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, Christopher L. Magee (2012) The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors. Industrial and Corporate Change. 21(6), 1307-1335. >>
15. Jianxi Luo and Christopher L. Magee (2011) Detecting Evolving Patterns of Self-Organizing Networks by Flow Hierarchy Measurement. Complexity, 16(6), 53-61.