Journal Articles
Mirabito, Y., Liu, X., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2025, “Characterizing Design Rationales using Computational Linguistics and Human Evaluations,” Journal of Mechanical Design, 147(12): 121404. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., Tchatchouang, M., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2024, “Feature, Specification, and Evidence (FSE) Framework for Communicating Design Rationale,” Design Science, 10, e20. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2024, “Examining the Design Actions and Reasoning Factors that Impact Design Performance,” Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(7): 071401. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2021, “Factors Impacting Highly Innovative Designs: Idea Fluency, Timing, and Order,” Journal of Mechanical Design, 144(1): 011401. [PDF]
Hermann, A., Ostarhild, J., Mirabito, Y., Bauer, N. and Senner, V., 2020, “Stretchable piezoresistive vs. capacitive silicon sensors integrated into ski base layer pants for measuring the knee flexion angle,” Sports Engineering, 23(1):22. [PDF]
Thurnherr, C., Mirabito, Y., Kress, G., and Ermanni, P., 2016, “Highly anisotropic corrugated laminates deflection under uniform pressure” Composite Structures, 154, 31-38 [PDF].
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Mirabito, Y., Hudson, S., and Yang, M., 2024, “How Personal Sense of Power Influences Concept Selection of AI-Generated Designs,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Anaheim, CA, Aug 17-20. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., Liu, X., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2024, “Evaluating design rationale,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Washington, DC, Aug 25-28. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2022, “Investigating How Engineers and Designers Communicate Design Rationale,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, St. Louis, MO, Aug 14-17. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2022, “Design Strategies that Work: How Engineers Use Sequential Decision Making to Improve Design Performance in Concept Selection,” Design Computing and Cognition Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, July 4-7. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2021, “Connecting design actions, reasoning, and outcomes in concept selection,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Virtual, Online, Aug 17-20. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., 2020, “The role of idea fluency and timing on highly innovative design concepts,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences - Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Virtual, Online, Aug 17-19. [PDF]
Working Papers
Mirabito, Y., and Goucher-Lambert, K., “Whose Feedback Matters? Exploring Power and Status in Industry Design Reviews,” Under review. [PDF]
Mirabito, Y., Hudson, S., Marion, T., and Yang, M., “Bias in AI-Assisted Design: How Authorship and Power Influence Early-Stage Concept Evaluations,” In preparation. [PDF]