Current Working Papers

Arun, A., Shealy, T. & Gero, J.S. Design futureproofing through AI-assistance improves outcomes with less cognitive effort: An empirical study using neurocognitive and natural language processing 

Becker, K., Gero, J.S., Milovanovic, J . & Osunbunmi, I. Investigating design thinking: A quantitative study of professional expert engineers and engineering students using the Function-Behavior-Structure framework 

Casakin, H., Goldstein, A. & Gero, J. S. Framing and reframing in design: The use of an NLP-based memory model 

Casakin, H., Sopher, H. & Gero, J. S. Gender effects on the creativity of novices and experts in design outcomes

Casakin, H., Sopher, H., Or, H. & Gero, J. S. Constructing design spaces through the embodiment of ideas: The use of idea first occurrences and reoccurrences

Chrysikou, E.G., Downie, L., Kelly, A., Maisano, H., Kim, D.H. & Gero, J.S. The impact of learning preferences, perceptual differences, and cognitive control for fixation to pictorial examples in design problem solving (poster)

Gero, JS, Becker, K & Milovanovic, J Cognitive differences between professional expert engineers and engineering students while designing

Gero, JS & Milovanovic, J T Design creativity in design teams: A protocol analysis of professional engineers teams

Gero, JS & Milovanovic, J The role of First Occurrences in design cognition research

Gero, JS & Milovanovic, J Design spaces and design creativity 

Hajaj, C., Sopher, H. & Gero, J.S. Transformer-based small language models (SLM) to automate Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy in design critiques 

Jian, P., Gero, J.S. & Olechowski, A. How tools shape brain responses: Neural signatures of ideation using digital vs. manual interactions

Jian, P., Gero, J.S. & Olechowski, A. Comparing neural patterns of high and low performers in CAD and pen-and-paper design tasks

Milovanovic, J and Gero, JS Analyzing design concept occurrences to characterize ideation in design protocols: A Natural Language Processing methodology

Milovanovic, J and Gero, JS Characterizing divergent and convergent thinking with semantic characteristics: An automated method

Milovanovic, J., Gero, J.S. & Becker, K. Subgroups collaboration in design teams: effects on concepts produced during design sessions

Myung, J., Jung, U. & Gero, J.S. Neural network dynamics for different studio apartment plan configurations presented in VR

Myung, J., Olcese, G. L. & Gero, J.S.  Neural recognition of architectural typology: Preliminary findings from a space syntax study of studio apartment genotypes

Neramballi, A., Sakao, T. & Gero J.S. Exploring the effect of a support on environmentally conscious product-service system design thinking

Park, Y., Gero, J.S., Broesamle, M. & Hoelscher, C. Comparing architecture students’ visual perception between abstract and detail plans

Perisic, M., Storga, M. & Gero, J.S. Designing a design agent

Perisic, M, Storga, M and Gero, JS Affect as metacognition: Effect on design team behavior

Phillips, Z., Kim, N. & Gero, J.S. Dynamic brain and physiological responses to biophilic design in virtual hospital environments  

Shealy, T. & Gero, J. S. The influence of large language models on cognitive load and concept generation in civil engineering students designing

Sopher, H., Hajaj, C. & Gero, J.S Applying Bloom’s taxonomy to assess learning in design studio critiques

Sopher, H., Hajaj, C. & Gero, J.S  How negative is a negative interaction? The role of emotional and cognitive engagement in introducing concepts in design studio critique interactions

Vieira, S, Gero, JS, Cascini, G and Li, S What is the relationship between think-aloud protocol results and neurophysiological activations of designers?

Vieira, S., Kannengiesser, U. & Gero, J.S. Triple process theory and temporal analysis of metacognitive brain activity in open design

Wang, M., Georgiev, G. & Gero, J.S. The impact of semantic feedback on functional connectivity during design ideation: A preliminary study