Mao, X., Galil, O., Parrish, Q., and Sen, C., (2020), “Evidence of Cognitive Chunking in Freehand Sketching during Design Ideation”, Design Studies, 67 (1), pp. 1-26, doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2019.11.009. [PDF]
Mao, X. and Sen, C., “Physics-Based Semantic Reasoning for Functional Decomposition and Generating Design Alternatives”, (2019), ASME Journal of Computers and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), 20 (4), pp. 041006, doi: 10.1115/1.4045288. [PDF]
Gill, A.S., Summers, J.D., and Sen, C., (2019), “Impact of Chaining Methods and Level of Completion on the Accuracy of Function Structure-Based Market Price Prediction Models”, ASME Journal of Computers and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), 19 (4), pp. 041018-1 - 041018-10, doi: 10.1115/1.4043210. [PDF]
Bohm, M., Eckert, C., Sen, C., Srinivasan, V., Summers, J.D., and Vermaas, P., (2018), “Thoughts on Benchmarking of Function Modeling: Why and How”, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 31 (4), pp. 393-400, doi:10.1017/S0890060417000531. [PDF]
Arlitt, R., Nix, A., Sen, C., and Stone, R., (2016), “Discovery of Mental Metadata used for Analogy Formation in Function-Based Design”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 138 (10), 101110, Paper No: MD-16-1107; doi: 10.1115/1.4034090. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2013), “Physics-Based Reasoning in Conceptual Design using a Formal Representation of Function Structure Graphs”, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 13 (1), 011008, doi: 10.1115/1.4023004. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2013), “A Formal Representation of Function Structure Graphs for Physics-Based Reasoning”, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 13 (2), 021001, doi: 10.1115/1.4023167. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., (2013), “Identifying Requirements for Physics-Based Reasoning on Function Structure Graphs”, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 27(3), pp. 219-299, doi: 10.1017/S0890060413000292. [PDF]
Caldwell, B., Richardson, J., Namouz, E., Rotenburg, T., Sen, C., Mocko, G., and Summers, J.D., (2013), “Automotive Lightweight Engineering: A Method for Identifying Lazy Parts”, International Journal of Vehicle Design, 63(4), pp. 364-386. [PDF]
Caldwell, B.W., Thomas, J.E., Sen, C., Mocko, G.M., and Summers, J.D., (2012), “The Effects of Language and Pruning on Function Structure Interpretability”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 134 (6), 061001-1 - 061001-11. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2011), “A Protocol to Formalize Function Verbs to Support Conservation-Based Model Checking”, Journal of Engineering Design, 22 (11/12), 765-788. [PDF]
Caldwell, B.W., Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M, (2011), “An Empirical Study of the Expressiveness of the Functional Basis”, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 25 (3), 273-87. [PDF]
Sen, C., Ameri, F., and Summers, J.D., (2010), “An Entropic Method for Sequencing Discrete Design Decisions”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 132(10), 101004-1 – 101004-11. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2010), “Topological Information Content and Expressiveness of Function Models in Mechanical Design”, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 10(3), 031003-1 – 031003-11. [PDF]
Sen, C., Caldwell, B.W., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2010), “Evaluation of the Functional Basis using an Information Theoretic Approach”, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, 24(1), 87-105. [PDF]
Chavali, S.R., Sen, C., Mocko, G.M., and Summers, J.D., (2008), “Using Rule Based Design in Engineer to Order Industry: An SME Case Study”, Computer-Aided Design & Applications, 5(1-4), 178-193. [PDF]
Gill, A.S., Tsoka, A.N., and Sen, C., (2019), “Dimensions of Product Similarity in Design by Analogy: An Exploratory Study”, in the Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE-2019, August 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA, USA. [PDF]
Chowdhury, A., Mao, X., Narasimhon, L.A.V., and Sen, C., (2019), “Finite-State Automata-Based Representation of Device States for Function Modeling and Formal Definitions of Signal-Processing Functions”, in the Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE-2019, August 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA, USA. [PDF]
Narasimhon, L.A.V., Mao, X., Chowdhury, A., and Sen, C., (2019), “Physics-Based Function Features for a Set of Material-Processing Verbs”, in the Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE-2019, August 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA, USA. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mao, X., (2019), “A Physics-Based Formal Vocabulary of Energy Verbs for Function Modeling”, in the Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE-2019, August 18-21, 2019, Anaheim, CA, USA. [PDF]
Mao, X., Sen, C., and Turner, C.J., (2018), “A Study in Function Modeling Preferences and its Variation with Designer Expertise and Product Types”, in the Proceedings of Design Computing and Cognition, DCC’18, ed. John S. Gero, pp. 683-702, Springer. [PDF]
Mao, X. and Sen, C., (2018), “Physics-Based Semantic Modeling for Function Model Decomposition”, ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE, Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018 (IDETC2018-86273). [PDF]
Turner, C. and Sen, C., (2017), “Modeling Differences in Individual Perceptions of Abstracted System Models”, The Fifth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2018), Bath, U.K., January 31 – February 2, 2018. [PDF]
Sen, C., Parrish, Q., and Galil, O. (2017), “Measuring Information Content of Freehand Sketches using a Cognitive Chunk Visualization Protocol”, ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH, IDETC2017- 68077. [PDF]
Martusevich, K., and Sen, C., (2017), “An Empirical Study of In-Plane Shrinkage and Bulging of Circular Cylinders Fabricated with the Fused-Deposition Modeling Additive Manufacturing Method”, ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH, IDETC2017- 68039, in review. [PDF]
Htet Hein, P., Morkos, B., and Sen, C., (2017), “Utilizing Node Interference Method and Complex Network Centrality Metrics to Explore Requirement Change Propagation”, ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017, August 6-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH, IDETC2017- 67930. [PDF]
Sen, C., and Larochelle, P., (2016), “Incorporating an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Freshman Mechanical Engineering Course”, First Year Engineering Experience Conference, FYEE, Jul. 31 – Aug. 2, 2016, Columbus, OH. [PDF]
Sen, C., (2016), “Feature-Based Computer Modeling and Reasoning on Mechanical Functions”, ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 21-24, 2016, DETC2016-60353. [PDF]
Galil, O., Martusevich, K., and Sen, C., (2016), “A Protocol Study of Cognitive Chunking in Free-Hand Sketching during Creative Ideation in Design”, The Seventh International Conference on Design, Computing, and Cognition Conference, DCC’16, June 27-29, 2016, Chicago, IL. [PDF]
Arlitt, R., Nix, A., Stone, R., and Sen, C., (2015), “Discovery of Mental Metadata Used for Analogy Formation in Function-Based Design”, ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, August 2-5, 2015. [PDF]
Sen, C., Mukhopadhyay, A., Fields, J., and Ameri, F., (2014), “An Approach to Measure Information Content of Engineering Requirements using a Form-Neutral Representation”, ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2012), “A Pilot Protocol Study on How Designers Construct Function Structures in Novel Design”, 5th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, DCC 2012, College Station, TX, June 7-9, 2012. [PDF]
Mathieson, J.L., Shanthakumar, A., Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Stone, R., (2011), “Complexity as a Surrogate Mapping between Function Models and Market Value”, ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, August 28-31, 2011, DETC2011-47481. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2011), “Exploring Potentials for Conservational Reasoning using Topologic Rules of Function Structure Graphs”, International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED11, Copenhagen, August 15-18, 2011.
Schultz, J., Sen, C., Mathieson, J., Caldwell, B., and Summers, J.D., (2010), “Limitations to Function Structures: A Case Study in Morphing Airfoil Design”, ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, IDETC-2010, Montreal, Canada, August 15-18, 2010. [PDF]
Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2010), “Toward a Formal Representation of the Functional Basis Verbs”, Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, TMCE 2010, Ancona, Italy, April 12 - 16, 2010. [PDF]
Sen, C., Caldwell, B.W., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M, (2009), “Topological Information Content and Expressiveness of Function Models in Mechanical Design”, ASME 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug 30 – Sep 02, 2009. [PDF]
Sen, C., Ameri, F., and Summers, J.D., (2009), “Entropic Method for Sequencing Discrete Design Decisions”, ASME 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug 30 – Sep 02, 2009. [PDF]
Mathieson, J., Sen, C., and Summers, J.D., (2009), “Information Generation in the Design Process”, ASME 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug 30 – Sep 02, 2009. [PDF]
Thomas, J., Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2009), “Investigation of the Interpretability of Three Function Structure Representations: A User Study”, ASME 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug 30 - Sep 02, 2009. [PDF]
Price, Y.N., Rotenburg, T., Caldwell, B.W., Sen, C., Namouz, E., Richardson, J., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2009), “Automotive Lightweight Engineering: Laziness Identification Process”, ASME 2009 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug 30 – Sep 02, 2009. (Withdrawn from the proceedings post-acceptance to honor the sponsor’s intent to patent the research outcome). [PDF]
Caldwell, B.W., Sen, C., Mocko, G.M., Summers, J.D., and Fadel, G.M., (2008), “Empirical Examination of the Functional Basis and Design Repository”, The Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-25, 2008. [PDF]
Chavali, S.R., Sen, C., Mocko, G., and Summers, J.D., (2008), “Using Rule Based Design in Engineer to Order Industry: An SME Case Study”, International CAD Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL, July 2008. [PDF]