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Career

· Postdoctoral Fellow in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto2025–
· PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley2020–2024

Publications (13)

Understanding inspiration: Insights into how designers discover inspirational stimuli using an AI-enabled platform
Design Studies · 2023
33
cited
Visual Similarity to Aid Alternative-Use Concept Generation for Retired Wind-Turbine Blades
Journal of Mechanical Design · 2018
17
cited
Enabling multi-modal search for inspirational design stimuli using deep learning
Artificial intelligence for engineering design, analysis and manufacturing · 2022
14
cited
Does Visual Fixation Affect Idea Fixation?
Journal of Mechanical Design · 2019
10
cited
Multi-Modal Search for Inspirational Examples in Design
Volume 6: 33rd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) · 2021
4
cited
Investigating the Roles of Expertise and Modality in Designers’ Search for Inspirational Stimuli
Volume 6: 34th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) · 2022
2
cited
Assessing the alignment between word representations in the brain and large language models
1
cited
Comparing and evaluating human and computationally derived representations of non-semantic design information
Journal of Mechanical Design · 2023
1
cited
EXAMINING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN NEAR AND FAR DESIGN STIMULI
Proceedings of the Design Society · 2023
1
cited
Alterations in oculomotor behavior in healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment
Journal of Vision · 2021
Generating preinventive structures: AI-driven creativity in product repurposing
Proceedings of the Design Society · 2025
Methods Towards Enhancing Divergent Thinking in Conceptual Design
2019
Similarities and Differences in Human Vs. Computational Representations of Non-Semantic Inspirational Design Stimuli
Volume 6: 35th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) · 2023
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