Publications
Journal Articles
B. Thongmak, Y. Xiao, M. Zhang, Z. Sha, "Linking Cities to Megaregions: A Network Approach to Urban Scaling, Spatial Evolution, and Convergence," Cities. In Review
A. Noorghasemi, Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, M. Xiao, C. McComb, "Agent-Based Modeling for the Evaluation of Community Resilience In Silico," Engineering Report. In Review
Y. Cui, Z. Sun, Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, J. Koskinen, N. Contractor, W. Chen, "Network Analysis of Two-Stage Customer Decisions With Preference-Guided Market Segmentation," Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 25(6): 061003, June 2025. Editor's Pick Award
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, W. Chen, J. Koskinen, N. Contractor, Z. Sha, "Product Design Incorporating Competition Relations: A Network-Based Design Framework Considering Local Dependencies," Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 147, no. 2, pp. 021702, Feb 2025.
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, N. Raut, J. Januar, J. Koskinen, N. Contractor, W. Chen, Z. Sha, "Survey Data on Customer Two-Stage Decision-Making Process in Household Vacuum Cleaner Market," Data in Brief, 54, p.110353, 2024.
Y. Xiao, F. Ahmed, Z. Sha, "Graph Neural Network-Based Design Decision Support for Shared Mobility Systems," Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 145, no. 9, pp. 091703, 2023. Editor's Choice Honorable Mention
Z. Sha, Y. Cui, Y. Xiao, A. B. Stathopoulos, N. Contractor, Y. Fu, W. Chen, "A Network-Based Discrete Choice Model for Decision-Based Design," Design Science, 9, E7, 2023.
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "Robust Design of Complex Socio-Technical Systems against Seasonal Effects: A Network Motif-Based Approach," Design Science, 8, E2, 2022.
Y. Xiao, D. Ren, P. Xiao, P. Du, "An Equivalent Modeling Method for the Radiated Electromagnetic Interference of PCB Based on Near-field Scanning," Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 34(5), 2019.
Refereed Conference Papers
J. Qi, Y. Xiao, "An AI-Based Framework for Behavioral Residential Load Modeling and Distribution Feeder Analysis," ASME 2026 IDETC-CIE, Houston, TX, Aug 2026. Accepted
S. Thakrar, Z. Sha, Y. Xiao, "Comparing Network Representations of U.S. Vehicle Customer Preferences: A Case Study of EV Consideration and Adoption," ASME 2026 IDETC-CIE, Houston, TX, Aug 2026. Accepted
Y. Xiao, H. Kaushik, J. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Sha, "Electric Vehicle Charging Network Optimization Considering Regional Resource Dependencies," ASME 2025 IDETC-CIE, Anaheim, CA, Aug 2025.
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "Graph Neural Network-Based Link Prediction for Highly Imbalanced Network Data," ASME 2024 IDETC-CIE, Washington, DC, Aug 2024.
B. Thongmak, Y. Xiao, A. Layton, Z. Sha, "From Plant-Pollinator to Product-Customer: Bio-Inspired Network Modularity Analysis in Design for Market Systems," CSER 2024, Tucson, AZ, Mar 2024.
B. Thongmak, Y. Xiao, P. Gavino, M. Zhang, Z. Sha, "Geospatial Network Analysis of US Megaregions in 40 Years," HICSS 2024, Maui, HI, Jan 2024.
P. Gavino, Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, W. Chen, Z. Sha, "Evolutionary Co-Mention Network Analysis via Social Media Mining," ASME 2023 IDETC-CIE, Boston, MA, Aug 2023.
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, M. Cardone, W. Chen, Z. Sha, "Product Competition Analysis for Engineering Design: A Network Mining Approach," CSER 2023, Hoboken, NJ, Mar 2023.
Y. Cui, Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, W. Chen, "Network-Based Analysis of Heterogeneous Consideration-then-Choice Customer Preferences with Market Segmentations," CSER 2023, Hoboken, NJ, Mar 2023.
Y. Xiao, F. Ahmed, Z. Sha, "Travel Links Prediction In Shared Mobility Networks Using Graph Neural Network Models," ASME 2022 IDETC-CIE, St. Louis, MO, Aug 2022.
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, N. Raut, J. H. Januar, J. Koskinen, N. Contractor, W. Chen, Z. Sha, "Information Retrieval and Survey Design For Two-Stage Customer Preference Modeling," 17th International Design Conference, Cavtat, Croatia, May 2022.
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "Towards Engineering Complex Sociotechnical Systems Using Network Motifs: A Case Study on Bike-Sharing Systems," ASME 2020 IDETC-CIE, Virtual, Aug 2020.
Conference Abstracts & Posters
B. Thongmak, Y. Xiao, M. Zhang, Z. Sha, "Network Analysis of Urban Growth in U.S. Megaregions," CESUN 2025, Arlington, VA, Jun 2025.
Y. Xiao, J. Zhang, Z. Sha, "Electric Vehicle Charging Network Optimization Considering Regional Resource Dependencies," CESUN 2025, Arlington, VA, Jun 2025.
M. Zhang, B. Thongmak, Y. Xiao, P. Gavino, Z. Sha, L. Zhao, "Explore U.S. Megaregion Dynamics from a Network Science Perspective," 1st International Conference on Urban Science and Sustainability, Xiamen, China, Dec 2023.
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, W. Chen, N. Contractor, J. Koskinen, Z. Sha, "Design for Market Systems with Network-Based Product Competition Analysis," CESUN 2023, Evanston, IL, Nov 2023.
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "Socio-Technical Systems Engineering and Design: A Meso-Level Network-Based Approach," DTM Student Poster Competition, ASME 2022 IDETC-CIE, St. Louis, MO, Aug 2022. Travel Award
Y. Xiao, Y. Cui, W. Chen, J. Koskinen, N. Contractor, Z. Sha, "A Network-Based Approach to Modeling Product Co-consideration and Choice Relations," Sunbelt 2022, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2022.
Y. Cui, Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, N. Contractor, J. Koskinen, W. Chen, "Network-based Customer Preference Modeling," Sunbelt 2022, Cairns, Australia, Jul 2022.
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "Robust Design of Complex Socio-Technical Systems using Complex Networks," CIE Graduate Research Poster Competition, ASME 2021 IDETC-CIE, Virtual, Aug 2021. Travel Award
Y. Xiao, Z. Sha, "A Network Motifs-Based Approach to Improving Robustness of Complex Socio-Technical Systems Against Seasonal Effects," Networks 2021, Virtual, Jul 2021.
Dissertations
Y. Xiao, "Socio-Technical Systems Engineering and Design: A Meso-Level Network-Based Approach," presented to the faculty of Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 2024, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.