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  1. Clustering criteria: What defines a good cluster?

    Article • Pattern Recognition Letters, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  2. EEG-based design creativity exploration through recurrence quantification analysis

    Article • Design Science, January 2026, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  3. Unbiased criteria identification for two-sided matching: An environment-based design approach

    Article • Expert Systems with Applications, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  4. Gauging-: A Non-Parametric Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, June 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  5. EBD-enabled Approach to Improving the Efficiency of Developing Information Literacy Assessment Criteria

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  6. Utilizing large language models for detecting hospital-acquired conditions: an empirical study on pulmonary embolism

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, March 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  7. Utilizing Large Language Models to Detect and Decipher Abbreviation in Clinical Notes (Preprint)

    Article • March 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  8. Correlations of pilot trainees' brainwave dynamics with subjective performance evaluations: insights from EEG microstate analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, March 2025, Frontiers

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  9. Dynamic workload reallocation for human–robot teams based on real-time stress analysis

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  10. Enhancing TRIZ through environment-based design methodology supported by a large language model

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  11. Sampling balanced high-quality data to train an automatic mesh generator

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  12. Parkinson’s Disease Detection from Resting State EEG Using Multi-head Graph Structure Learning with Gradient Weighted Graph Attention Explanations

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  13. Monitoring pilot trainees’ cognitive control under a simulator-based training process with EEG microstate analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  14. Identifying personalized barriers for hypertension self-management from TASKS framework

    Article • BMC Research Notes, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng, Dr. Shaminder Singh

  15. EEG-based study of design creativity: a review on research design, experiments, and analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, August 2024, Frontiers

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  16. Loosely controlled experimental EEG datasets for higher-order cognitions in design and creativity tasks

    Article • Data in Brief, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  17. Measurement and Quantification of Stress in the Decision Process: A Model-Based Systematic Review

    Article • Intelligent Computing, January 2024, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  18. How much workload is a ‘good’ workload for human beings to meet the deadline: human capacity zone and workload equilibrium

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  19. Design Principles in mHealth Interventions for Sustainable Health Behavior Changes: Protocol for a Systematic Review

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Yong Zeng, Dr. Shaminder Singh

  20. Reinforcement learning for automatic quadrilateral mesh generation: A soft actor–critic approach

    Article • Neural Networks, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  21. Knowledge: the good, the bad, and the ways for designer creativity

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  22. Barriers and enablers of TRIZ: a literature analysis using the TASKS framework

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, June 2022, Emerald

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  23. Working Memory Models and Measures in Language and Bilingualism Research: Integrating Cognitive and Affective Perspectives

    Article • Brain Sciences, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  24. Design Principles in mHealth Interventions for Sustainable Health Behavior Changes: Protocol for a Systematic Review (Preprint)

    Article • April 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  25. Trustworthy AI for Digital Engineering Transformation

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, April 2022, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  26. Effects of mind mapping-based instruction on student cognitive learning outcomes: a meta-analysis

    Article • Asia Pacific Education Review, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  27. Environment-Based Life Cycle Decomposition (eLCD): Adaptation of EBD to Sustainable Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2022, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  28. Sustainability: Design, Making, and Technologies

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2022, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  29. A Proposed Multi-Criteria Optimization Approach to Enhance Clinical Outcomes Evaluation for Diabetes Care: A Commentary

    Article • Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Yong Zeng, Thomas T.H. Wan

  30. Machine learning in requirements elicitation: a literature review

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, January 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  31. Network oscillations imply the highest cognitive workload and lowest cognitive control during idea generation in open-ended creation tasks

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  32. ENVIRONMENT-BASED DESIGN (EBD) APPROACH TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL ISSUES IN MANAGING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: NAIROBI, KENYAN CASE STUDY

    Article • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, September 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  33. Environment: The First Thing to Look at in Conceptual Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, July 2021, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  34. A System Dynamics Approach to Comparative Analysis of Biomass Supply Chain Coordination Strategies

    Article • Energies, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  35. Smart designing of smart systems

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, May 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  36. A self-learning finite element extraction system based on reinforcement learning

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, April 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  37. EEG signals respond differently to idea generation, idea evolution and evaluation in a loosely controlled creativity experiment

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  38. How Is Innovation Influenced by Logic, Emotion and Representation?

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, May 2020, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  39. A tEEG framework for studying designer’s cognitive and affective states

    Article • Design Science, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  40. Performance Based Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, November 2019, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  41. Influence of Information Collection Strategy on Designer’s Mental Stress

    Article • Proceedings of the Design Society International Conference on Engineering Design, July 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  42. DEFINING THE APPROPRIATE COURSE PROJECT FOR FOSTERING THE EXPECTED COGNITIVE COMPETENCIES: EBD APPROACH TO AN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE

    Article • Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), December 2018, Queen's University Library

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  43. Application of Design Methodologies to Web System Design: A Case Study of JIDPS Editorial System

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, October 2018, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  44. Segmentation of design protocol using EEG

    Article • Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  45. Empirical approaches to quantifying effort, fatigue and concentration in the conceptual design process

    Article • Research in Engineering Design, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  46. Organizational Capability Model: Toward Improving Organizational Performance

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, November 2017, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  47. Organizational Capability: Skills Related to Organizational Knowledge

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, November 2017, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  48. Integrated Equipment Health Prognosis Considering Crack Initiation Time Uncertainty and Random Shock

    Article • Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  49. One Thing is Certain in Design: Design is Uncertain

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, July 2017, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  50. Cross-Disciplinary Design Methodology

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, June 2017, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  51. Educating Aerospace Design Engineers: Perspectives from Design Creativity Theory

    Article • Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), January 2017, Queen's University Library

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  52. Identification of Relationships Between Electroencephalography (EEG) Bands and Design Activities

    Article • August 2016, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  53. Quantitative Analysis of the Effort-Fatigue Tradeoff in the Conceptual Design Process: A Multistate EEG Approach

    Article • August 2016, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  54. Automated transformation of design text ROM diagram into SysML models

    Article • Advanced Engineering Informatics, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  55. A theoretical model of design fixation

    Article • International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  56. Effects of stress and effort on self-rated reports in experimental study of design activities

    Article • Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  57. EBD Extended Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Engineering Projects

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2016, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  58. Measuring the Evoked Hardness of Design Problems Using Transient Microstates

    Article • August 2015, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  59. Environment-Based Design (EBD): a Methodology for Transdisciplinary Design+

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, June 2015, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  60. Aims and Scope of JIDPS: Coping with the Challenges in Transdisciplinary Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, June 2015, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  61. An Integrated Prognostics Method Under Time-Varying Operating Conditions

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Reliability, June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  62. Matching Service Providers and Customers in Two-Sided Dynamic Markets

    Article • IFAC-PapersOnLine, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  63. A physiological study of relationship between designer’s mental effort and mental stress during conceptual design

    Article • Computer-Aided Design, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  64. A Novel Framework for Product/Service Systems Using Environment-Based Design Methodology

    Article • August 2014, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  65. ROM Based Problem Formulation in Conceptual Design: Algorithm and Case Study

    Article • August 2014, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  66. A preliminary study of EEG spectrogram of a single subject performing a creativity test

    Article • August 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  67. Curriculum design using EBD methodology: Preliminary study of English education in Mid-west University of China

    Article • August 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  68. Conflict identification in conceptual design: Algorithm and case study

    Article • August 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  69. A Reference Model for Privacy Protection in Social Networking Service

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2014, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  70. Aims and Scope of JIDPS: Understanding, Improving, and Practicing of Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2014, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  71. Environment Based Design of Services

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2014, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  72. Effective Reverse Engineering of Qualitative Design Knowledge: A Case Study of Aerospace Pylon Design

    Article • August 2013, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  73. A stochastic collocation approach for efficient integrated gear health prognosis

    Article • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  74. An algorithm for transforming design text ROM diagram into FBS model

    Article • Computers in Industry, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  75. Uncertainty Quantification in Gear Remaining Useful Life Prediction Through an Integrated Prognostics Method

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Reliability, March 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  76. Modeling, extraction, and transformation of semantics in computer aided engineering systems

    Article • Advanced Engineering Informatics, January 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. Benjamin C. M. Fung, Dr. Yong Zeng

  77. Humour and Creative Design: Twins or Partners?

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2013, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  78. Fundamentals of next generation CAD/E systems

    Article • Computer-Aided Design, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  79. Environment Based Design Approach to Integrating Enterprise Applications

    Article • Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, August 2012, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  80. Secure collaboration in design and supply chain management

    Article • Computers in Industry, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  81. Secure collaboration in global design and supply chain environment: Problem analysis and literature review

    Article • Computers in Industry, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  82. Theoretical Foundations Supporting the Implementation of Complementary Information Structures Across the Life of a Product

    Article • July 2012, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  83. A Theoretical Model of Design Creativity: Nonlinear Design Dynamics and Mental Stress-Creativity Relation

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2012, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  84. Editorial: Theories Of and About Design

    Article • Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science Transactions of the SDPS Official Journal of the Society for Design and Process Science, January 2012, IOS Press

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  85. The Role of Product Lifecycle Management Systems in Organizational Innovation

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  86. Formalization of design chain management using environment-based design (EBD) theory

    Article • Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  87. A THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DESIGN CREATIVITY

    Article • Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), August 2011, Queen's University Library

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  88. A NEW APPROACH FOR PROTOCOL ANALYSIS ON DESIGN ACTIVITIES USING AXIOMATIC THEORY OF DESIGN MODELING

    Article • Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), August 2011, Queen's University Library

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  89. Modeling semantic information in engineering applications: a review

    Article • Artificial Intelligence Review, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  90. Modeling and evaluating information leakage caused by inferences in supply chains

    Article • Computers in Industry, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  91. Mitigating the risk of information leakage in a two-level supply chain through optimal supplier selection

    Article • Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  92. Enterprise Applications Integration Using Environment Based Design (EBD)

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  93. Environment-Based Design (EBD)

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  94. MEDICAL DEVICES DESIGN BASED ON EBD: A CASE STUDY

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  95. Detecting Risk of Intellectual Property (IP) Leakage due to Reverse Design in Collaborative Product Development Environments

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  96. Grammatical and Semantic Disambiguation of Requirements at Elicitation and Representation Stages

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  97. Analysis of Design Activities Using EEG Signals

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  98. Assessment of Advertising Effectiveness Through Audience’s Eye Movements

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  99. Understanding design activities through computer simulation

    Article • Advanced Engineering Informatics, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  100. Asking the right questions to elicit product requirements

    Article • International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  101. A Pilot Study to Assess Designer’s Mental Stress Using Eye Gaze System and Electroencephalogram

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  102. Automatic Generation of UML Diagrams From Product Requirements Described by Natural Language

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  103. Product Lifecycle Management: A Survey

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  104. A Formal Representation of Technical Systems

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  105. VICUR: A human-vision-based algorithm for curve reconstruction

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  106. Knowledge-Based Free Mesh Generation of Quadrilateral Elements in Two-Dimensional Domains

    Article • Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  107. Recursive object model (ROM)—Modelling of linguistic information in engineering design

    Article • Computers in Industry, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  108. A distance-based parameter free algorithm for curve reconstruction

    Article • Computer-Aided Design, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  109. A New Concept for Requirements Driven Project Planning in an Integrated PLM Environment

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  110. A Novel Approach to Quantifying Designer’s Mental Stress in the Conceptual Design Process

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  111. Formalisation of product requirements: from natural language descriptions to formal specifications

    Article • International Journal of Manufacturing Research, January 2007, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  112. Statistical Process Control of Olfactometer Temperature

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  113. Classification of Product Requirements Based on Product Environment

    Article • Concurrent Engineering, September 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  114. Pen–tablet as a CAD interface alternative

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  115. An ANN-based element extraction method for automatic mesh generation

    Article • Expert Systems with Applications, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  116. Mathematical Foundation for Modeling Conceptual Design Sketches1

    Article • Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, May 2004, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  117. Augmenting Mechanical CAD With Pen and Tablet

    Article • January 2003, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  118. Representation and Interpretation of Sketches in Mechanical Design: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches

    Article • January 2003, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  119. Lessons From Experimental Computer Assisted Sketching Tool for Planar Mechanisms

    Article • January 2003, ASME International

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  120. A reverse engineering system for rapid manufacturing of complex objects

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, February 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  121. Model layout optimization for solid ground curing rapid prototyping processes

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, February 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  122. Quality analysis and optimization of Solid Ground Curing process

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Systems, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  123. A science-based approach to product design theory Part I: formulation and formalization of design process

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  124. A science-based approach to product design theory Part II: formulation of design requirements and products

    Article • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  125. Strategies for automatic finite element modeling

    Article • Computers & Structures, August 1992, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  126. On the logic of design

    Article • Design Studies, July 1991, Elsevier

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  127. Preliminary Study of Cognitive Model of Designer’s Creativity by Using Formal Protocol Analysis

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng

  128. An Integrated Approach to a Multi-Attribute Decision Problem Through a Case Study

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Yong Zeng