Conference Publications
2025
F. Busse, C.A. Mattson and T. Spring, “Quantifiable Theory of Change,” 2025 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Golden, CO, USA, 2025, pp. 1-8, DOI:10.1109/GHTC66843.2025.11266770.
C.A. Mattson, S. McKinnon, J. Broadbent, J. Cook-Wright, I. Detiege, J. Hardy, A. Little, and T. Geilman, “The Challenges and Opportunities of Graph Based Social Impact Diffusion Modeling for Socio-Technical Systems,” ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, IDETC2024-169659, August 17-20, 2025.
T. Humphrey, H. Wooley, C.A. Mattson, M.L. Anderson, and R. Carr, “An Approach for Developing a Decision Support Tool for Emerging Concepts: Designing Blended Wing Body Aircraft for Logistics Missions” ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, IDETC2024-169042, August 17-20, 2025.
B. Sannar, S. Rice, C.A. Mattson, and M.L. Anderson, “Case Study Validation of Product Architecture Strategy and Effect Methodology,” ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, IDETC2024-169057, August 17-20, 2025.
T. Dickerson, J.L. Salmon, and C.A. Mattson, “Extending Solid Principles to Systems Engineering: Leveraging SysML for Modular Design and Complex Analysis,” ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, CA, IDETC2024-169752, August 17-20, 2025.
S.A. McKinnon, and C.A. Mattson, “Graph-based Social Impact Diffusion Optimization Across a Theoretical Socio-Technical System,” International Conference on Engineering Design, Dallas, TX, 11 – 14 Aug 2025.
S.E. Rice, C.A. Mattson, B.C. Sannar, M.L. Anderson, “Design for Machine Longevity – A Literature Survey,” International Conference on Engineering Design, Dallas, TX, 11 – 14 Aug 2025.
2024
T.J Dickerson, J.L. Salmon, and C.A. Mattson, “Path Optimization From en Route 3d Printed Aircraft Using Physics-Based Estimation Methods and Surrogate Models,” ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., IDETC2024-143543, August 25-28, 2024.
K.J. Kelley, C.A. Mattson, N.W. Hatch, and J.L. Salmon, “Economic Impact Considerations for Sustainable Design Engineering as Derived From the Literature,” ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., IDETC2024-143602, August 25-28, 2024.
S.E. Rice, B.A. Sannar, C.A. Mattson, and M.L. Anderson, “Extending the Product Architecture Strategies and Effects Database Through Large Language Models,” ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., IDETC2024-143663, August 25-28, 2024.
S.A. McKinnon, N.J. White, C.A. Mattson, and J.L. Salmon, “Modeling the Social Impacts of Technology via Spectral Graph Theory,” ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., IDETC2024-143821, August 25-28, 2024.
2023
C.A. Mattson, T.B. Geilman, J. Cook-Wright, C.S. Mabey, E. Dahlin, and J.L. Salmon, “Fifty-Five Prompt Questions for Identifying Social Impacts of Engineered Products,” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, IDETC2023-116725, August 20-23, 2023.
C.S. Mabey, T.J Dickerson, J.L. Salmon, and C.A. Mattson “An Approach for Predicting Social, Environmental, and Economic Product Impacts and Navigating the Associated Impact Trade-Space in Engineering Design,” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, IDETC2023-116719, August 20-23, 2023.
T.J Dickerson, J.L. Salmon, and C.A. Mattson, “Optimization of 3d Printing While Traveling en Route to Extend Range of Uas for Multi-Location Mission Scenarios,” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, IDETC2023-116618, August 20-23, 2023.
C.S Mabey, E. Peiffer, N.A. Maccarty, and C.A. Mattson, “Simulating the Adoption and Social Impact of Improved Cookstoves in Uganda Using Agent-Based Modeling and Neural Networks,” ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, IDETC2023-110911, August 20-23, 2023.
S.E. Rice, S.A. McKinnon, B.C. Sannar, C.A. Mattson, C.D. Sorensen, and M.L. Anderson, “Constructing a Product Architecture Strategy and Effects (PASE) Matrix for Evaluation and Selection of Product Architectures,” International Conference on Engineering Design, Bordeaux, France, 24 – 28 July 2023, DOI:10.1017/pds.2023.109.
2022
J. Liechty, C.S. Mabey, C.A. Mattson, J.L. Salmon, and J. Weaver “Trade-Off Characterization Between Social and Environmental Impacts Using Agent-Based Models and Life-Cycle Assessment,” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, IDETC2022-89975, August 14–17, 2022.
C.S. Mabey C.A. Mattson, and J.L. Salmon, “Exploring the Usefulness of Agent-Based Product Social Impact Modeling Through a Systematic Literature Review,” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, IDETC2022-90001, August 14–17, 2022.
Armstrong, A.G., Suk, H., Mabey, C.S, Mattson, C.A., Hall, J., and Salmon, J.L., “Systematic Review and Classification of the Engineering for Global Development Literature Based on Design Tools and Methods for Social Impact Consideration,” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, IDETC2022-90683, August 14–17, 2022.
C. S. Mabey, A.G. Armstrong, C.A. Mattson, J.L. Salmon, and N.W. Hatch, “A Framework for Predicting Potential Product Impact During Product Design”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED21), Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-20 August 2021. DOI:10.1017/pds.2021.11
D.C. Richards, P.D. Stevenson, C.A. Mattson, J.L. Salmon, “Integrating Social Impact Measures into the Airship Design Process,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED21), Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-20 August 2021. DOI:10.1017/pds.2021.449
2021
Open Research Questions for Incorporating Multi-Stakeholder Interests in Engineering for Global Development by P.D. Stevenson, A.E. Wood, C.A. Mattson, and J.L. Salmon, ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Virtual Conference, August 17–19, 2021.
FMEA-Inspired Analysis for Social Impact of Engineered Products by A.G. Armstrong, C.A. Mattson, J.L. Salmon, and E. Dahlin, ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Virtual Conference, August 17–19, 2021.
Product Development Using Perceived Correlations Between the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Social Impact Categories by G.E. Johnson, M.J. Fisher, J.L. Salmon, and C.A. Mattson, ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Virtual Conference, August 17–19, 2021.
A Framework for Predicting Potential Product Impact During Product Design by Mabey, C., Armstrong, A., Mattson, C., Salmon, J., & Hatch, N., Proceedings of the Design Society, 2021
Integrating Social Impact Measures Into the Airship Design Process by Richards, D., Stevenson, P., Mattson, C., & Salmon, J., Proceedings of the Design Society, 2021
2020
The Technology/Tactics (TEC/TAC) Plot: Explicit Representation of User Actions in the Product Design Space by Stapleton, T., Owens, T., Mattson, C., Sorensen, C., & Anderson, M. (2019, August). In International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (Vol. 59193, p. V02BT03A013).
2019
Quantifying the Effects of Various Factors on the Utility of Design Ethnography in the Developing World by Wood, A. E. and Mattson, C. A., Research in Engineering Design
Using a Product’s Sustainability Space as a Design Exploration Tool by Mattson, C. A., A. Pack, Lofthouse, V., and Bhamra, T., Design Science, 2019, Vol. 5, No. 1
Establishing Baseline Performance for Off-the-Shelf Nitrile Seals for the India Mark II Hand Pump System by Ottosson, H.J., Naylor, T.A., Johnson, O.K., and Mattson, C.A. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2019,Volume 2B. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2019-98439
Factors Leading to Sustainable Social Impact on the Affected Communities of Engineering Service Learning Projects. Armstrong, A. G., Mattson, C.A., and Lewis, R.S. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2019, Vol. 59216.
2018
The Social Impacts of Products: A Review by M. Rainock, D. Everett, A. Pack, E. Dahlin, and C. A. Mattson, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2018, Vol. 36, No. 3
2017
Design for excess capability to handle uncertain product requirements in a developing world setting by Allen, J. D., Thacker, K. S., Mattson, C. A., and Ferguson, S. M., Research in Engineering Design, 2017, Vol. 28
A Simple Starting Point for Designing for and/or Assessing the Social Impact of Products. by Ottosson, H., Hirschi, E., Mattson, C.A., Dahlin, E., Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2017, Volume 2B
Balancing Technical and User Objective in the Redesign of a Peruvian Cookstove by Thacker, K. S., Barger, K. M., and Mattson, C. A., Development Engineering, 2017, Vol. 2
2016
Optimization of Excess System Capability for Increased Evolvability by Watson, J. D., Allen, J. D, Mattson, C. A., and Ferguson, S. M., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2016, Vol. 53., No. 6
2015
L-Dominance: An Approximate-Domination Mechanism for Adaptive Resolution of Pareto Frontiers by Hancock, B. J., Nysetvold, T., Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2015, Vol. 52, No. 2
Hybrid Bishop-Hill Model Combined Finite Element Analysis for Elastic-Yield Limited Design by Takahashi, R., Fullwood, D. T., Rampton, T. M., Skousen, D. J., Adams, B. L., and Mattson, C. A., Engineering Computations, 2015, Vol. 32, No. 6
2014
Considering Dynamic Pareto Frontiers in Decision Making by Lewis, P. K., Tackett, M.W.P., and Mattson, C. A., Optimization and Engineering, 2014, Vol. 15, No. 4
2013
The Smart Normal Constraint Method for Directly Generating a Smart Pareto Set by Hancock, B. J., Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2013, Vol. 48, No. 4
Usage Scenarios for Design Space Exploration with a Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization Formulation by Curtis, S. K., Hancock, B. J., and Mattson, C. A., Research in Engineering Design, 2013, Vol. 24, No. 4
An Optimization-Based Method for Designing Modular Systems that Traverse Dynamic s-Pareto Frontiers by Lewis, P. K. and Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2013, Vol. 48, No. 5
Divergent Exploration in Design with a Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization Formulation by Curtis, S. K., Mattson, C. A., Hancock, B. J., and Lewis, P. K., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 47, No. 5
2012
A Method for Developing Systems that Traverse the Pareto Frontiers of Multiple System Concepts Over Time by Lewis, P. K., and Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2012, 45(4)
2011
The Fundamentals of Barriers to Reverse Engineering and their Implementation into Mechanical Components by Curtis, S. K., Harston, S. P., and Mattson, C. A., Research in Engineering Design, Vol 22, 2011
A Design Optimization Strategy for Creating Devices that Traverse the Pareto Frontier Over Time by Lewis, P. K., Murray, V. R., and Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2011
2010
Optimization of Near-constant Force Springs Subject to Mating Uncertainty by Meaders, J. C., and Mattson, C. A., Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2010