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A reverse-chronological bibliography of journal papers published by our group and others using Aladdin and its predecessor Energy3D

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The following are 90 papers published by our own group and others based on Aladdin and its predecessor Energy3D (not limited to educational research).

  1. Saylan, N., Balo, F., Özgür, B., Đukić, T., & Ulutaş, A. (2026). An Integrated LODECI, MEREC, SPC, SIWEC-M, ALPAS and Energy3D Framework for Sustainable Natural Stone Selection in Historic Mosque Buildings Based on Thermal, Economic, Environmental, and Acoustic Performance, Sustainability, 18(15), 7947
  2. Zheng, J., Liu, S., Li, S., & Xie, C. (2026). Exploring the Integration of Generative Design in STEM Classrooms: Student Perceptions and Learning Experiences, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 36(4), 1535–1552
  3. Tang, H., Jiang, S., & Xie, C. (2026). Solarizing Your School: Engineering Design in Students' Authentic Epistemic Practices of Adopting Renewable Energy, Journal of Science Education and Technology, 35(2), 448–461
  4. Peters, A. M. K., Kim, J., Purzer, Ş., Hanai, A., & Xie, C. (2026). The Manifestations of Conscientious Design in the Context of a Sustainable Engineering Project in Hawaiʻi, International Journal of Engineering Education, 42(5B), 1433–1447
  5. Clay, J., Varma, N., Sha, Z., Reid, R. C., Eves, K., Goldstein, M. H., & Xie, C. (2026). Curriculum Development and Education Research for Generative Design Thinking, International Journal of Engineering Education, 42(5B), 1483–1496
  6. Yasar, O., Kasshyrskyy, A., Xie, C., & Bulseco, D. (2026). From Evaluation to Emulation: LLMs as Agents of Iterative Pedagogical Design, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 36, 100013
  7. Černeckienė, J., Gudonienė, D., Valančius, R., Jankauskas, K., Stanevičienė, E., Xie, C., Lysak, O., & Tsypliak, O. (2026). Educational Simulation Framework for Renewable Energy Systems and Building Energy Efficiency Courses, Proceedings of the 40th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, 455–461
  8. Bejarano, J. A. B. & Vorobiev, P. (2026). Simulation of a Photovoltaic Installation for the Advanced Materials Research Center in Monterrey, Mexico, Intelligent Transportation Systems, RUT (MIIT), 79–82
  9. Miličić, I. M. & Miličić, I. I. (2026). Computer Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer of a Free-Standing Building During One Year, Proceedings of the 14th International Scientific Conference on Assessment, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Civil Engineering Structures (SGIS), Serbia, 194–205
  10. Du, H., Zhu, G., Xing, W., & Xie, C. (2025). What Distinguishes Students' Engineering Design Performance: Design Behaviors, Design Iterations, and Application of Science Concepts, Journal of Science Education and Technology, 34(2), 314–326
  11. Marzouk, O. A. (2025). Approximated Bifacial Gains of Photovoltaic Electricity under Low and High Ground Albedo in Oman Using Aladdin Cloud Simulator of Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Analysis of Buildings, Results in Engineering
  12. Sereiviene, E., Ding, X., Jiang, R., Bulseco, D., & Xie, C. (2025). Learning Science and Engineering by Designing Sustainable Houses, The Science Teacher
  13. Karabiyik, T., Ozer, A., & Karabiyik, Ü. (2025). Evaluating Sustainability Trade-Offs in Engineering Design as System of Systems Using LLMs, 2025 20th Annual System of Systems Engineering Conference (SoSE), Tirana, Albania, 1–7
  14. Clay, J. Z. & Sha, Z. (2025). Paradigmatic Design Thinking: How Generative AI Changes the Role of Human Designers, Proceedings of the Design Society, 5, 2571–2579
  15. Koolman, E., Clay, J. Z., Li, X., Jiang, R., Goldstein, M. H., Xie, C., Demirel, H. O., & Sha, Z. (2024). A Multi-case Study of Traditional, Parametric, and Generative Design Thinking of Engineering Students, in Design Computing and Cognition '24, Springer, 89–104
  16. Naushad, N. M., Hossain, S., Rahman, M. F., Miran, S. M., Sajoy, H., & Khan, M. R. (2024), Design and Analysis of Agrivoltaics on Tea Garden: A Case Study in Bangladesh, 2024 7th International Conference on Development in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  17. Bhattacharya S., Sadhu, P. K., & Singh, N. K. (2024), Design and Energy Estimation of Roof-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems for Renewable Energy Access in Indian Context, 2024 IEEE Students Conference on Engineering and Systems (SCES), Prayagraj, India
  18. Almasri, A.H. (2024), Smarter Window Selection for Smarter Energy Consumption: The Case of the United Arab Emirates, Buildings, 14(4), 876
  19. Liyanage, C.J. & Iqbal, M.T. (2024), Thermal Modeling and Electric Space Heating of a University Building in Newfoundland, European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 9(1), 37
  20. Sung, S., Ding, X., Jiang, R., Sereiviene, E., Bulseco, D., & Xie, C. (2024). Using Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistants to Guide Students in Solar Energy Design During COVID, Journal of Geoscience Education, 72(4), 347-366
  21. Sereiviene, E., Ding, X., Jiang, R., Zheng, J., Kashyrskyy, A., Bulseco, D., & Xie, C. (2024) Introducing Engineering Design to First-Year Students Through the Net Zero Energy Challenge, Journal of College Science Teaching, 53(5), 507–515
  22. Zheng, J., Pan, Z., Li, S., & Xie, C. (2024), Modeling Temporal Self-Regulatory Processing in STEM Learning of Engineering Design, Educational Technology & Society, 27(4), 20-33
  23. Rivera-Martínez MA, García-López MA, Alanís-Navarro JA, Fuentes-Pérez M, & Lavín-Delgado JE. (2024). Theoretic and experimental performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system: Multiple prediction model of efficiency and annual energy generation. Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 42(3), 1145-1162
  24. Marzouk, O. A. (2024). Energy Generation Intensity (EGI) of Solar Updraft Tower (SUT) Power Plants Relative to CSP Plants and PV Power Plants Using the New Energy Simulator “Aladdin”, Energies, 17(2), 405
  25. Rahman, M. H., Bayrak, A. E., & Sha, Z. (2024). Empirical Evidence and Computational Assessment on Design Knowledge Transferability, Design Science, 10, e10
  26. Sarı, M. & Aksoy, K. (2024). The Impact of Insulation Material Selection on Energy Efficiency Based on Regional Climate Conditions: An Analysis Using Energy3D Simulations, The European Journal of Research and Development, 4(4), 29–57
  27. Schimpf, C., Castellani, R., & Goldstein, M. H. (2024). Uncovering Pre-College Students' Reflection Strategies for Solving Complex Engineering Design Problems, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 35(3), 907–928
  28. Feijoo-Garcia, M. A., Holstrom, M. S., Magana, A. J., & Newell, B. (2024). Simulation-Based Learning and Argumentation to Promote Informed Design Decision-Making Processes within a First-Year Engineering Technology Course, Sustainability, 16(7), 2633
  29. Zhu, J., Zheng, J., Pan, Z., Biegley, L., Liu, S., Wang, T., Xie, C., & Li, M. (2024). Leveraging Large-Language Models to Understand Self-Regulated Learning Processes in STEM Education, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2024), 1470–1473
  30. Chatzigeorgiou, E. & Martinopoulos, G. (2023), Solar cadastre for assessment of near-zero energy districts, 2023 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment Science, 1196, 012003
  31. Sari, M. & Aksoy, K. (2023), The Role of Exterior Paints in Enhancing Energy Efficiency: An Analysis of Buildings in Cities, The European Journal of Research and Development, 3(4)
  32. Xie, C., Ding. X, & Jiang, R. (2023). Using Computer Graphics to Make Science Visible in Engineering Education, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 43(5), 99-106
  33. Jiang, R., Ding, X., & Xie, C. (2023). Solarize Your World: Addressing Climate Change Through Renewable Energy Engineering, The Physics Teacher, 61(8), 694–698
  34. Xie, C. (2023). Beyond Solar Cookers: Modeling and Designing Concentrated Solar Power as Engineering Projects in Physics Classrooms. The Physics Teacher, 61(6), 447–452
  35. Aljashaami, B. A., Salih, S. A., Alwan, N. T., Qasim, M. A. K., Majeed, M. H., Mola, A. H., Velkin, V. I., Shcheklein, S. E., & Łobocki, L. (2023). Analysis of Technical Efficiency, Economic Feasibility, and Environmental Impacts of Using Solar Heating Installations for Buildings, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 13(2)
  36. Mumba, F., Rutt, A. A., Asunda, P. A., & Bailey, R. (2023). Pre-Service Science Teachers' Understanding of Science and Engineering Practices, Engineering Design Process, and Scientific Method, Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 58(1)
  37. Marzouk, O. A. (2022). Land-Use competitiveness of photovoltaic and concentrated solar power technologies near the Tropic of Cancer. Solar Energy, Vol. 243, pp. 103-119
  38. Sadatifar, S. & Johlin, E. (2022). Multi-objective optimization of building integrated photovoltaic solar shades. Solar Energy, Vol. 242, pp. 191-200
  39. Marzouk, O. A. (2022). Energy Generation Intensity (EGI) for Parabolic Dish/Engine Concentrated Solar Power in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
  40. Marzouk, O. A. (2022). Tilt Sensitivity for a Scalable One-Hectare Photovoltaic Power Plant Composed of Parallel Racks in Muscat. Cogent Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue 1, Article: 2029243
  41. Marzouk, O. A. (2022). Facilitating Digital Analysis and Exploration in Solar Energy Science and Technology through Free Computer Applications, Engineering Proceedings (ASEC 2022), 31(1), 75
  42. Schimpf, C. & Goldstein, M. H. (2022). Large Data for Design Research: An Educational Technology Framework for Studying Design Activity Using a Big Data Approach, Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, 2, 971410
  43. Purzer, S., Schimpf, C., Quintana-Cifuentes, J., Sereiviene, E., & Lingam, I. (2022). An Engineering Design Review Coaching Tool for Supporting Teacher Noticing and Scaffolding. The Science Teacher, 89(6), 34-39
  44. Sung, S., Jiang, R.D., Huang, X.D., & Xie, C. (2022). Solar Panels v. Trees: Broadening the Pathways of Engineering Education through Integration with Social Studies. Science Scope, 45(6), 24-33
  45. Singh, J., Perera, V., Magana, A.J., Newell, B., Wei-Kocsis, J., Seah, Y.Y., Strimel, G.J., & Xie, C. (2022). Using Machine Learning to Predict Engineering Technology Students' Success with Computer Aided Design, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 30(3), 852-862
  46. Esfandiari, M., Zaid, S.M., Ismail, M.A., Hafezi, M.R., Asadi, I., & Mohammadi, S. (2021). A Field Study on Thermal Comfort and Cooling Load Demand Optimization in a Tropical Climate. Sustainability, 13(22), 12425.
  47. Ogbikaya, S. & Iqbal, T. (2021). Design of a hybrid power system using Homer Pro and iHOGA. 30th IEEE NECEC Conference, November 18, 2021, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  48. Perera, V., Strimel, G. J., & Magana, A. J. (2021). Using Aladdin as a Tool to Empower Engineering Learning. Technology and Engineering Teacher.
  49. Bordoloi, S. (2021). Simulation and Analysis of Green House Based Agri-Voltatic System Using Energy3D Software. ADBU-Journal of Engineering Technology. Vol. 10, Issue 3.
  50. С.Ю. Гриценко, Ю.А Зевина, И.М. Бородянский (2021). Анализ инсоляции при проектировании комплексов зданий. Инженерный вестник Дона. No. 6
  51. Goldstein M. H., Adams, R. S., & Purzer, S. (2021). Understanding Informed Design through Trade-Off Decisions With an Empirically-Based Protocol for Students and Design Educators. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research. 11(2) doi:10.7771/2157-9288.1279
  52. McAlister, A. M., Bywater, J. P., & Chiu, J. L. (2021). Exploring experienced designers' strategies in a CAD learning environment. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. doi:10.1002/cae.22441
  53. Vijayan, R. A., Sivanarul, J., & Varadharajaperumal, M. (2021). Optimizing the Spectral Sharing in a Vertical Bifacial AgriVoltaics Farm. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 54, 304004, doi:10.1088/1361-6463/abfbae
  54. Magana, A.J., Chiu, J., Seah, Y.Y., Bywater, J., Schimpf, C., Karabiyik, T., Rebello, S., & Xie, C. (2021). Classroom Orchestration of Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering Learning: A Cross-Case Study Approach. International Journal of Science Education. doi:10.1080/09500693.2021.1902589
  55. Dasgupta, C., Magana, A.J., & Kirkham, L. (2021). Investigating Teachers' Enactment of Engineering Design Practices in a CAD Simulation‐Enhanced Learning Environment. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. doi:10.1002/cae.22400
  56. Zhu, G., Zeng, Y., Xing, W., Du, H., & Xie, C. (2021). Reciprocal Relations between Students' Evaluation, Reformulation Behaviors and Engineering Design Performance Over Time. Journal of Science Education and Technology. doi:10.1007/s10956-021-09906-3
  57. Rahman, M. H., Xie, C., & Sha, Z. (2021). Predicting Sequential Design Decisions Using the Function-Behavior-Structure Design Process Model and Recurrent Neural Networks. Journal of Mechanical Design. doi:10.1115/1.4049971
  58. Clay, J. Z., Li, X., Rahman, M. H., Zabelina, D. L., Xie, C., & Sha, Z. (2021). Modelling and Profiling Student Designers' Cognitive Competencies in Computer-Aided Design, Proceedings of the Design Society, 1, 2157–2166
  59. 武政孝治 & 松元良松 (2020). Passive Design Toolとして使うEnergy3D. 環境工学. 巻号：2020, ページ：1337-1338, 年月次：2020-09
  60. حسين علي عبد الحسين (2020). تقييم كفاءة الطاقة المكتسبة بدلالة (حركة وثبات) واجهة الخلايا الشمسية وفقا للزوايا المحددة لموقع قرص الشمس في مدينة الديوانية (دراسة في المناخ التطبيقي). Journal of University of Babylon. Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 88-120
  61. Mandhare, S. & Sinha, R. (2020). Thermal Analysis of Parabolic Dish Receiver System and Energy Analysis by using Energy 3D Software, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 9(8)
  62. Li, S., Du, H., Xing, W., Zheng, J., Chen, G., & Xie, C. (2020). Examining Temporal Dynamics of Self-Regulated Learning Behaviors in STEM Learning: A Network Approach. Computers & Education. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103987
  63. Xing, W., Huang, X., Chao, J., Massicotte, J., & Xie, C. (2020). Automatic Assessment of Students' Engineering Design Performance using a Bayesian Network Model. Journal of Educational Computing Research. doi:10.1177/0735633120960422
  64. Zheng, J., Xing, W., Huang, X., Li, S., Chen, G., & Xie, C. (2020). The Role of Self-Regulated Learning on Science and Design Knowledge Gains in Engineering Projects. Interactive Learning Environments. doi:10.1080/10494820.2020.1761837
  65. Rahman, M. H., Yuan, S., Xie, C., & Sha, Z. (2020). Predict Human Design Decisions with Deep Recurrent Neural Network Combining Static and Dynamic Data. Design Science. doi:10.1017/dsj.2020.12
  66. Li, S., Chen, G., Xing, W., Zheng, J., & Xie, C. (2020). Longitudinal Clustering of Students' Self-regulated Learning Behaviors in Engineering Design. Computers & Education. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103899
  67. Xing, W., Pei, B., Li, S., Chen, G., & Xie, C. (2020). Using Learning Analytics to Support Students' Engineering Design: The Angle of Prediction. Interactive Learning Environments. doi:10.1080/10494820.2019.1680391
  68. Zheng, J., Xing, W., Zhu, G., Chen, G., Zhao, H. & Xie, C. (2019). Profiling Self-Regulation Behaviors in STEM Learning of Engineering Design, Computers & Education. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103669
  69. Rahman, M. H., Schimpf, C., Xie, C., & Sha, Z. (2019) A Computer-Aided Design Based Research Platform for Data-Driven Design Thinking Studies. Journal of Mechanical Design. doi:10.1115/1.4044395
  70. Magana, A. J., Elluri, S., Dasgupta, C., Seah, Y. Y., Madamanchi, A., & Boutin, M. (2019). The Role of Simulation-Enabled Design Learning Experiences on Middle School Students' Self-generated Inherence Heuristics. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 28, 382-398. doi:10.1007/s10956-019-09775-x
  71. Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, S., Adams, R. S., Chao, J., & Xie, C. (2019). The relationship between design reflectivity and conceptions of informed design among high school students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 44(1-2), 123-136. doi:10.1080/03043797.2018.1498458
  72. Seah, Y. Y. & Magana, A. J. (2019). Exploring students' experimentation strategies in engineering design using an educational CAD tool. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 28(3), 195-208. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-018-9757-x
  73. Dasgupta, C., Magana, A. J., & Vieira, C. (2019). Investigating the affordances of a CAD enabled learning environment for promoting integrated STEM learning. Computers & Education, 129, p. 122-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2018.10.014
  74. Gajewski, R. R. & Kulakowski, T. (2018). Towards Optimal Design of Energy Efficient Buildings. Archives of Civil Engineering, LXIV(4), 135-153. DOI: 10.2478/ace-2018-0067
  75. Xie, C., Schimpf, C., Chao, J., Nourian, S., & Massicotte, J. (2018). Learning Engineering Design through Modeling and Simulation on a CAD Platform. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26(4), 824-840.
  76. Chao, J., Xie, C., Massicotte, J., Schimpf, C., Lockwood, J., Huang, X., & Beaulieu, C. (2018). Solarize Your School: A Solar Energy System Design Challenge. The Science Teacher, 86(4), 40-47.
  77. Goldstein, M., Adams, R. S., & Purzer, S. (2018). Investigating middle-school students' conceptions of trade-off conceptions in design. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(2B), 609-618
  78. Goldstein, M., Omar, S. A., Purzer, S., & Adams, R. S. (2018). Comparing Two Approaches to Engineering Design in the 7th Grade Science Classroom. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 6(4), 381-397.
  79. Vieira, C., Seah, Y. Y., & Magana, A. J. (2018). Students' Experimentation Strategies in Design: Is process data enough? Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26(5), p. 1903-1914. DOI: 10.1002/cae.22025.
  80. Taleyarkhan, M., Dasgupta, C., Mendoza, J., & Magana, A. J. (2018). Investigating the impact of using a CAD simulation tool on students' learning of design thinking. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 27(4), 334-347. 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-018-9727-3
  81. Zhang, H. Z., Xie, C., & Nourian, S. (2018). Are Their Designs Iterative or Fixated? Investigating Design Patterns from Student Digital Footprints in Computer-Aided Design Software. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 28(3), 819-841.
  82. Hussein, E. A. A. & Iqbal, M. T. (2017). Design of Renewable Energy System for a Mobile Hospital in Libya. Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, 5(6), 492-495.
  83. Chao, J., Xie, C., Nourian, S., Chen, G., Bailey, S., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, S., Adams, R. S., & Tutwiler, M. S. (2017). Bridging the Design-Science Gap with Tools: Science Learning and Design Behaviors in a Simulated Environment for Engineering Design. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(8), 1049-1096.
  84. Goldstein, M., Loy, B., & Purzer, S. (2017). Designing a Sustainable Neighborhood. Science Scope, September, 32-41.
  85. Hatherly, A. (2017). Teaching Building Science with Simulations. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 41(6), 363-365. doi:10.1080/10668926.2016.1268079
  86. Vieira, C., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, S., & Magana, A. J. (2016). Using Learning Analytics to Characterize Student Experimentation Strategies in the Context of Engineering Design. Journal of Learning Analytics, v.3, 2016, p. 291-317.
  87. Vieira, C., Aguas, R., Purzer, S., Goldstein, M. H., & Magana, A. J. (2016). Introducing Engineering Design Process into Colombian Engineering Programs. International Journal of Engineering Education, v.32, 2016, p. 1-13.
  88. Purzer, S., Goldstein, M., Adams, R. S., Xie, C., & Nourian, S. (2015). An exploratory study of informed engineering design behaviors associated with scientific explanations. International Journal of STEM Education, 2:9. DOI: 10.1186/s40594-015-0019-7
  89. Xie, C., Zhang, Z., Nourian, S., Pallant, A., & Bailey, S. (2014). On the Instructional Sensitivity of CAD Logs. International Journal of Engineering Education, 30(4), 760-778.
  90. Xie, C., Zhang, Z., Nourian, S., Pallant, A., & Hazzard, E. (2014). A Time Series Analysis Method for Assessing Engineering Design Processes Using a CAD Tool. International Journal of Engineering Education, 30(1), 218-230.
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