Jon Cagan, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 
Area:
design

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2020 Goucher-Lambert K, Gyory JT, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. Adaptive Inspirational Design Stimuli: Using Design Output to Computationally Search for Stimuli That Impact Concept Generation Journal of Mechanical Design. 142. DOI: 10.1115/1.4046077  0.69
2019 Puentes L, Cagan J, McComb C. Heuristic-Guided Solution Search Through a Two-Tiered Design Grammar Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 20. DOI: 10.1115/1.4044694  0.394
2019 Raina A, Cagan J, McComb C. Transferring Design Strategies From Human to Computer and Across Design Problems Journal of Mechanical Design. 141. DOI: 10.1115/1.4044258  0.378
2019 Raina A, McComb C, Cagan J. Learning to Design From Humans: Imitating Human Designers Through Deep Learning Journal of Mechanical Design. 141. DOI: 10.1115/1.4044256  0.715
2019 Gyory JT, Goucher-Lambert K, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. Exploring the Application of Network Analytics in Characterizing a Conceptual Design Space Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference On Engineering Design. 1: 1953-1962. DOI: 10.1017/DSI.2019.201  0.697
2018 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Data on the design of truss structures by teams of engineering students. Data in Brief. 18: 160-163. PMID 29896506 DOI: 10.1016/J.Dib.2018.02.078  0.8
2018 Sio UN, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. Silence is golden: The effect of verbalization on group performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General. 147: 939-944. PMID 29888944 DOI: 10.1037/Xge0000456  0.609
2018 Whiting ME, Cagan J, LeDuc P. Efficient probabilistic grammar induction for design Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 32: 177-188. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060417000464  0.761
2018 Gyory JT, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Are you better off alone? Mitigating the underperformance of engineering teams during conceptual design through adaptive process management Research in Engineering Design. 30: 85-102. DOI: 10.1007/S00163-018-00303-3  0.704
2017 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Data on the configuration design of internet-connected home cooling systems by engineering students. Data in Brief. 14: 773-776. PMID 28948199 DOI: 10.1016/J.Dib.2017.08.050  0.793
2017 Egan PF, Moore JR, Ehrlicher AJ, Weitz DA, Schunn C, Cagan J, LeDuc P. Robust mechanobiological behavior emerges in heterogeneous myosin systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 28900011 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1713219114  0.724
2017 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Mining Process Heuristics From Designer Action Data via Hidden Markov Models Journal of Mechanical Design. 139. DOI: 10.1115/1.4037308  0.811
2017 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Capturing Human Sequence-Learning Abilities in Configuration Design Tasks Through Markov Chains Journal of Mechanical Design. 139. DOI: 10.1115/1.4037185  0.8
2017 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Optimizing Design Teams Based on Problem Properties: Computational Team Simulations and an Applied Empirical Test Journal of Mechanical Design. 139. DOI: 10.1115/1.4035793  0.802
2017 Sio UN, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. The Facilitating Role of Task Alternation on Group Idea Generation Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 6: 486-495. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jarmac.2017.08.005  0.613
2016 Sio UN, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. Interrupted: The roles of distributed effort and incubation in preventing fixation and generating problem solutions. Memory & Cognition. PMID 28028782 DOI: 10.3758/S13421-016-0684-X  0.633
2016 Egan P, Cagan J, Schunn C, Chiu F, Moore J, LeDuc P. The D3 Methodology: Bridging Science and Design for Bio-Based Product Development Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 138. DOI: 10.1115/1.4033751  0.751
2016 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Drawing Inspiration from Human Design Teams for Better Search and Optimization: The Heterogeneous Simulated Annealing Teams Algorithm Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 138. DOI: 10.1115/1.4032810  0.793
2016 DuPont B, Cagan J, Moriarty P. An advanced modeling system for optimization of wind farm layout and wind turbine sizing using a multi-level extended pattern search algorithm Energy. 106: 802-814. DOI: 10.1016/J.Energy.2015.12.033  0.739
2016 DuPont B, Cagan J. A hybrid extended pattern search/genetic algorithm for multi-stage wind farm optimization Optimization and Engineering. 1-27. DOI: 10.1007/S11081-016-9308-3  0.743
2015 Egan P, Moore J, Schunn C, Cagan J, LeDuc P. Emergent systems energy laws for predicting myosin ensemble processivity. Plos Computational Biology. 11: e1004177. PMID 25885169 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pcbi.1004177  0.722
2015 Egan PF, Schunn C, Cagan J, LeDuc PR. Development of graphical user interfaces to improve human design proficiency for complex multi-level biosystems Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 1. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2015-47460  0.768
2015 Dinar M, Shah JJ, Cagan J, Leifer L, Linsey J, Smith SM, Hernandez NV. Empirical Studies of Designer Thinking: Past, Present, and Future Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 137. DOI: 10.1115/1.4029025  0.312
2015 Egan P, Schunn C, Cagan J, LeDuc P. Improving human understanding and design of complex multi-level systems with animation and parametric relationship supports Design Science. 1. DOI: 10.1017/dsj.2015.3  0.727
2015 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Lifting the Veil: Drawing insights about design teams from a cognitively-inspired computational model Design Studies. 40: 119-142. DOI: 10.1016/J.Destud.2015.06.005  0.784
2015 Sio UN, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. Fixation or inspiration? A meta-analytic review of the role of examples on design processes Design Studies. 39: 70-99. DOI: 10.1016/J.Destud.2015.04.004  0.67
2015 McComb C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Rolling with the punches: An examination of team performance in a design task subject to drastic changes Design Studies. 36: 99-121. DOI: 10.1016/J.Destud.2014.10.001  0.802
2015 Egan P, Cagan J, Schunn C, LeDuc P. Synergistic human-agent methods for deriving effective search strategies: the case of nanoscale design Research in Engineering Design. 26: 145-169. DOI: 10.1007/S00163-015-0190-3  0.768
2014 Dupont B, Cagan J. Employing wind farm performance data for model validation and turbine layout/geometry optimization 32nd Asme Wind Energy Symposium 0.734
2013 Cagan J, Dinar M, Shah JJ, Leifer L, Linsey J, Smith SM, Vargas-Hernandez N. Empirical studies of design thinking: Past, present, future Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 5. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2013-13302  0.312
2013 DuPont BL, Cagan J. Multi-stage optimization of wind farms with limiting factors Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2013-12503  0.725
2013 Fu K, Chan J, Schunn C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Testing the basis for an automated design-by-analogy tool through comparison to expert thinking Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 5. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2013-12128  0.681
2013 Egan PF, Cagan J, Schunn C, LeDuc PR. Utilizing emergent levels to facilitate complex systems design: Demonstrated in a synthetic biology domain Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2013-12072  0.749
2013 Egan PF, Cagan J, Schunn C, LeDuc PR. Design of complex biologically based nanoscale systems using multi-agent simulations and structure-behavior-function representations Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 135. DOI: 10.1115/1.4024227  0.777
2013 Fu K, Cagan J, Kotovsky K, Wood K. Discovering structure in design databases through functional and surface based mapping Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 135. DOI: 10.1115/1.4023484  0.687
2013 Fu K, Chan J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K, Schunn C, Wood K. The meaning of near and far: The impact of structuring design databases and the effect of distance of analogy on design output Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 135. DOI: 10.1115/1.4023158  0.698
2013 Tseng I, Cagan J, Kotovsky K, Wood M. Form function fidelity Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 135. DOI: 10.1115/1.4007933  0.747
2013 Fu K, Chan J, Schunn C, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Expert representation of design repository space: A comparison to and validation of algorithmic output Design Studies. 34: 729-762. DOI: 10.1016/J.Destud.2013.06.002  0.698
2013 Egan PF, LeDuc PR, Cagan J, Schunn C. Probing Why Nature may Favor Heterogeneous Myosin Systems through Single Molecule and Systems Level Approaches Biophysical Journal. 104: 496a. DOI: 10.1016/J.Bpj.2012.11.2738  0.728
2013 Egan P, Cagan J, Schunn C, Leduc P. A modular design tool for visualizing complex multiscale systems Proceedings of the International Conference On Engineering Design, Iced. 9: 1-12.  0.689
2012 Fu K, Chan J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K, Schunn H, Wood K. The meaning of "near" and "far": The impact of structuring design databases and the effect of distance of analogy on design output Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 7: 877-888. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2012-70420  0.698
2012 Egan PF, Cagan J, Schunn C, Leduc PR. Design of complex nano-scale systems using multi-agent simulations and structure-behavior-function representations Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 7: 793-804. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2012-70291  0.751
2012 Dupont BL, Cagan J, Moriarty P. Optimization of wind farm layout and wind turbine geometry using a multilevel extended pattern search algorithm that accounts for variation in wind shear profile shape Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3: 243-252. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2012-70290  0.734
2012 Tseng I, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Concurrent optimization of computationally learned stylistic form and functional goals Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 134. DOI: 10.1115/1.4007304  0.75
2011 Moss J, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. The effect of incidental hints when problems are suspended before, during, or after an impasse. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 37: 140-8. PMID 20854010 DOI: 10.1037/A0021206  0.635
2011 Tseng I, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Learning stylistic desires and generating preferred designs of consumers using neural networks and genetic algorithms Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 5: 601-607. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2011-48642  0.651
2011 Egan PF, LeDuc PR, Cagan J, Schunn C. A design exploration of genetically engineered myosin motors Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 5: 1017-1025. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2011-48568  0.734
2011 Tseng I, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Form function fidelity Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 9: 187-197. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2011-48325  0.679
2011 Chan J, Fu K, Schunn C, Cagan J, Wood K, Kotovsky K. On the benefits and pitfalls of analogies for innovative design: Ideation performance based on analogical distance, commonness, and modality of examples Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 133. DOI: 10.1115/1.4004396  0.69
2011 Chakrabarti A, Shea K, Stone R, Cagan J, Campbell M, Hernandez NV, Wood KL. Computer-based design synthesis research: An overview Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 11. DOI: 10.1115/1.3593409  0.569
2011 Fu K, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. A methodology for discovering structure in design databases Iced 11 - 18th International Conference On Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design. 6: 360-369.  0.691
2011 Chan J, Fu K, Schunn C, Cagan J, Wood K, Kotovsky K. On the effective use of design-by-analogy: The influences of analogical distance and commonness of analogous designs on ideation performance Iced 11 - 18th International Conference On Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design. 7: 85-96.  0.701
2010 Fu K, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Design team convergence: The influence of example solution quality Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 132. DOI: 10.1115/1.4002202  0.667
2010 Linsey JS, Tseng I, Fu K, Cagan J, Wood KL, Schunn C. A study of design fixation, its mitigation and perception in engineering design faculty Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 132: 0410031-04100312. DOI: 10.1115/1.4001110  0.703
2009 McCormack J, Cagan J, Antaki J. Aligning shape rule creation with modular design: Minimizing the cost of using shape grammars 2008 Proceedings of the Asme International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Detc 2008. 4: 107-118. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49366  0.582
2009 Tseng I, Moss J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Overcoming blocks in conceptual design: The effects of open goals and analogical similarity on idea generation 2008 Proceedings of the Asme International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Detc 2008. 4: 3-9. DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49276  0.702
2009 Orsborn S, Cagan J. Multiagent shape grammar implementation: Automatically generating form concepts according to a preference function Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 131: 1210071-12100710. DOI: 10.1115/1.4000449  0.315
2009 Olson J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Unlocking organizational potential: A computational platform for investigating structural interdependence in design Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 131: 0310011-03100113. DOI: 10.1115/1.3066501  0.813
2009 Hanna L, Cagan J. Evolutionary multi-agent systems: An adaptive and dynamic approach to optimization Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 131: 0110101-0110108. DOI: 10.1115/1.3013847  0.795
2009 Tseng I, Moss J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Overcoming blocks in conceptual design: The effects of open goals and analogical similarity on idea generation 2008 Proceedings of the Asme International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Detc 2008. 4: 3-9.  0.702
2008 Tseng I, Moss J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. The role of timing and analogical similarity in the stimulation of idea generation in design Design Studies. 29: 203-221. DOI: 10.1016/J.Destud.2008.01.003  0.794
2007 Moss J, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. The influence of open goals on the acquisition of problem-relevant information. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 33: 876-91. PMID 17723066 DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.33.5.876  0.644
2007 Aladahalli C, Cagan J, Shimada K. Objective function effect based pattern search - An implementation for 3D component layout Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 129: 255-265. DOI: 10.1115/1.2406096  0.783
2007 Aladahalli C, Cagan J, Shimada K. Objective function effect based pattern search - Theoretical framework inspired by 3D component layout Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 129: 243-254. DOI: 10.1115/1.2406095  0.781
2006 Moss J, Kotovsky K, Cagan J. The role of functionality in the mental representations of engineering students: some differences in the early stages of expertise. Cognitive Science. 30: 65-93. PMID 21702809 DOI: 10.1207/S15516709Cog0000_45  0.631
2006 McCormack JP, Cagan J. Curve-based shape matching: Supporting designers' hierarchies through parametric shape recognition of arbitrary geometry Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. 33: 523-540. DOI: 10.1068/B31150  0.55
2005 Cagan J, Campbell MI, Finger S, Tomiyama T. A framework for computational design synthesis: Model and applications Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 5: 171-181. DOI: 10.1115/1.2013289  0.501
2004 Yin S, Cagan J. Exploring the Effectiveness of Various Patterns in an Extended Pattern Search Layout Algorithm Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 126: 22-28. DOI: 10.1115/1.1641185  0.478
2004 Yin S, Cagan J, Hodges P. Layout Optimization of Shapeable Components With Extended Pattern Search Applied to Transmission Design Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 126: 188-191. DOI: 10.1115/1.1637663  0.461
2004 Olson JT, Cagan J. Interagent ties in team-based computational configuration design Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: Aiedam. 18: 135-152. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060404040107  0.757
2004 McCormack JP, Cagan J, Vogel CM. Speaking the Buick language: Capturing, understanding, and exploring brand identity with shape grammars Design Studies. 25: 1-29. DOI: 10.1016/S0142-694X(03)00023-1  0.549
2004 Moss J, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Learning from design experience in an agent-based design system Research in Engineering Design. 15: 77-92. DOI: 10.1007/S00163-003-0042-4  0.701
2004 Aladahalli C, Cagan J, Shimada K. Objective function based pattern search - A computationally efficient algorithm for 3D component layout Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 1: 771-780.  0.772
2003 Campbell MI, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. The A-design approach to managing automated design synthesis Research in Engineering Design. 14: 12-24. DOI: 10.1007/S00163-002-0025-X  0.765
2003 Olson JT, Cagan J. A collaborative team-based approach to computational configuration design: Initial results Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3: 687-696.  0.762
2003 Aladahalli C, Cagan J, Shimada K. Minimum height packing for layered manufacturing using an extended pattern search algorithm Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3: 307-315.  0.762
2003 McCormack JP, Cagan J. Increasing the scope of implemented shape grammars: A shape grammar interpreter for curved shapes Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 3: 475-484.  0.509
2002 McCormack JP, Cagan J. Supporting Designers' Hierarchies through Parametric Shape Recognition Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. 29: 913-931. DOI: 10.1068/B12839  0.602
2002 McCormack JP, Cagan J. Designing inner hood panels through a shape grammar based framework Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: Aiedam. 16: 273-290. DOI: 10.1017/S089006040216402X  0.643
2002 McCormack JP, Cagan J, Vogel CM. Crossing the '63 riviera with a concept Cielo: Capturing, representing and generating the Buick brand Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 4: 59-68.  0.502
2002 Aladahalli C, Cagan J, Shimada K. A sensitivity-based pattern search algorithm for 3D component layout Proceedings of the Asme Design Engineering Technical Conference. 2: 839-848.  0.766
2000 Campbell MI, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Agent-based synthesis of electromechanical design configurations Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 122: 61-69. DOI: 10.1115/1.533546  0.78
1999 Shea K, Cagan J. Languages and semantics of grammatical discrete structures Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: Aiedam. 13: 241-251. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060499134012  0.345
1999 Shea K, Cagan J. The design of novel roof trusses with shape annealing: Assessing the ability of a computational method in aiding structural designers with varying design intent Design Studies. 20: 3-23. DOI: 10.1016/S0142-694X(98)00019-2  0.359
1999 Campbell MI, Cagan J, Kotovsky K. A-Design: An agent-based approach to conceptual design in a dynamic environment Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 11: 172-192. DOI: 10.1007/S001630050013  0.77
1998 Schmidt LC, Cagan J. Optimal configuration design: An integrated approach using grammars Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the Asme. 120: 2-8. DOI: 10.1115/1.2826672  0.34
1997 Campbell MI, Amon CH, Cagan J. Optimal Three-Dimensional Placement of Heat Generating Electronic Components Journal of Electronic Packaging, Transactions of the Asme. 119: 106-113. DOI: 10.1115/1.2792210  0.463
1997 Shea K, Cagan J. Innovative dome design: Applying geodesic patterns with shape annealing Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing: Aiedam. 11: 379-394. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060400003310  0.349
1997 Cagan J, Grossmann IE, Hooker J. A conceptual framework for combining artificial intelligence and optimization in engineering design Research in Engineering Design. 9: 20-34. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01607055  0.304
1997 Schmidt LC, Cagan J. GGREADA: A graph grammar-based machine design algorithm Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 9: 195-213. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01589682  0.32
1997 Cagan J, Kotovsky K. Simulated annealing and the generation of the objective function: A model of learning during problem solving Computational Intelligence. 13: 534-581.  0.638
1995 Schmidt LC, Cagan J. Recursive annealing: A computational model for machine design Research in Engineering Design. 7: 102-125. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01606905  0.38
1995 Campbell MI, Amon CH, Cagan J, Szykman S. Electronic component placement using simulated annealing under thermal constraints American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) Htd. 319: 155-162.  0.401
1992 Aelion V, Cagan J, Powers GJ. Input Variable Expansion: An algorithmic design generation technique Research in Engineering Design. 4: 101-113. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01580148  0.346
1991 Cagan J, Agogino AM. Inducing constraint activity in innovative design Artificial Intelligence For Engineering, Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 5: 47-61. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060400002535  0.599
1991 Aelion V, Cagan J, Powers G. Inducing optimally directed innovative designs from chemical engineering first principles Computers and Chemical Engineering. 15: 619-627. DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(91)87023-3  0.375
1991 Cagan J, Agogino AM. Dimensional Variable Expansion-A formal approach to innovative design Research in Engineering Design. 3: 75-85. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01581341  0.616
1987 Cagan J, Agogino AM. Innovative design of mechanical structures from first principles Artificial Intelligence For Engineering, Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 1: 169-189. DOI: 10.1017/S0890060400000275  0.654
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