Analogical Problem Evolution in Biologically Inspired Design, Defended August, 2013.
Doctoral Committee: Ashok Goel (advisor, Georgia Tech), Ellen Do (Georgia Tech), Julie Lindsey (Georgia Tech), Nancy Nersessian (Georgia Tech), Marc Weissburg (Georgia Tech).

[J1] Michael Helms, Ashok Goel (2014). The Four-Box Method: Problem Formulation and Analogy Evaluation in Biologically Inspired Design. Journal of Mechanical Design 136(11), 111106

[J2] Shoshana Jacobs, Michael Helms, and Emily Nichol (2014). Where are we now and where are we going? The BioM Innovation Database. Journal of Mechanical Design 136(11), 111101

[J3] Ashok Goel, Swaroop Vattam, Bryan Wiltgen and Michael Helms (2011). Cognitive, Collaborative, Conceptual and Creative - Four Characteristics of the Next Generation of Knowledge-Based CAD Systems: A Study in Biologically Inspired Design. Computer-Aided Design, Special Issue on Next Generation CAD Systems, Yong Zeng and Imre Horvath (editors), Elsevier.

[J4] Swaroop Vattam, Michael Helms & Ashok Goel (2010). A Content Account of Creative Analogies in Biologically Inspired Design. AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Special Issue on Biologically Inspired Design, 24: 467-481.

[J5] Jeannette Yen, Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam & Ashok Goel (2010). Evaluating biological systems for their potential in engineering design. In Proc. 3rd International Conference on Bionics Engineering, Zhuhai, China, September 2010.

[J6] Helms, M., Vattam, S., Goel, A. (2009) Biologically Inspired Design: Products and Processes Design Studies, 30(5), 606-622. doi:10.1016/j.destud.2009.04.003

[B1] Ashok Goel & Michael Helms (2014). Theories, Models, Programs and Tools of Design: Views from Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, and Human-Centered Computing. In An Anthology of Theories and Models of Design, Amaresh Chakrabarti and Lucienne T.M. Blessing (editors), Springer, London, 2014.

[B2] Ashok Goel, Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam, & Bryan Wiltgen (2013). Information Processing Theories of Biologically Inspired Design. In Biologically Inspired Design: Computational Methods and Tools, Ashok Goel, Daniel McAdams & Robert Stone (editors), Springer, London, 2013.

[B3] Ashok Goel, Michael Helms, Craig Tovey, Marc Weissburg, & Jeannette Yen (2013). Adaptive Evolution of Teaching Practices in Biologically Inspired Design. In Biologically Inspired Design: Computational Methods and Tools, Ashok Goel, Daniel McAdams & Robert Stone (editors), Springer, London., 2013.

[B4] Jeannette Yen, Marc Weissburg, Michael Helms & Ashok Goel (2011). Biologically Inspired Design: A tool for interdisciplinary education. In Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation, Y. Bar-Cohen (editor), Taylor & Francis, 2010.

[C1] Mattew Green, Brian Caldwell, Michael Helms, Tracy Hammond, and Julie Linsey (2015). Using Natural Sketch Recognition Software to Provide Instant Feedback on Statics Homework (Truss Free Body Diagrams): Assessment of a Classroom Pilot accepted in ASEE 122nd Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 2015

[C2] Fabien R. Durand, Jin W. Kim, Dorian Henao, Michael Helms, Joanna Tsenn, Daniel A. McAdams, Erin McTigue, Julie S. Linsey (2015). Changing Creativity through Engineering Education and Bio-inspired Design <accepted in ASEE 122nd Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 2015

[C3] Trevor Nelligan, Seth Polsley, Jaideep Ray, Michael Helms, Julie Linsey, and Tracy Hammond (2015). Mechanix: A Sketch-Based Educational Interface accepted in the 20th ACM Conference on Intelligence User Interfaces, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2015.

[C4] Michael Helms and Ashok Goel(2014). he Four-Box method of Problem Specification and Analogy Evaluation in Biologically Inspired Design. In Proc. 2014 ASME IDETC/CIE Conference on Design Theory and Methods, Buffalo, New York, August 2014.

[C5] Michael Helms and Ashok Goel(2013). Grounded knowledge representations for biologically inspired design. In DS 75-6: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Design for Harmonies, Vol. 6: Design Information and Knowledge, Seoul, Korea, August, 2013, pp. 351-360

[C6] Ashok Goel, Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam & Bryan Wiltgen (2012). Information Processing Theories of Biologically Inspired Design. To appear in Biologically Inspired Design: Computational Methods and Tools, Ashok Goel, Daniel McAdams & Robert Stone (editors), Springer.

[C7] Michael Helms & Ashok Goel (2012). Analogical Problem Evolution in Biologically Inspired Design. To appear in Proc. Fifth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, College Station, Texas, June 2012.

[C8] Ashok Goel, Bert Bras, Michael Helms, Spencer Rugaber, Craig Tovey, Swaroop Vattam, Marc Weissburg, Bryan Wiltgen, & Jeannette Yen (2011). Design Patterns and Cross-Domain Analogies in Biologically Inspired Sustainable Design. In Proc. AAAI Spring Symposium on AI and Sustainable Design, Stanford University, Palo Alto, March 2011, pp. 45-51.

[C9] Ashok Goel, Swaroop Vattam, Bryan Wiltgen and Michael Helms (2011). An Information-Processing Account of Creative Analogies in Biologically Inspired Design. In Procs. Eighth ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition, Atlanta, Nov 2011, pp. 71-80.

[C10] Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam, Ashok Goel & Jeannette Yen (2011). Enhanced Human Learning Using Structure-Behavior-Function Models. Interactive Learning Environments. In Proc. 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Athens, Georgia, USA, July 2011.

[C11] Bryan Wiltgen, Swaroop Vattam, Michael Helms, Ashok Goel & Jeannette Yen (2011). Learning Functional Models of Biological Systems for Biologically Inspired Design. In Proc. 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Athens, Georgia, USA, July 2011.

[C12] Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam & Ashok Goel (2010). The Effect of Functional Modeling on Understanding Complex Biological Systems. In Proc. 2010 ASME IDETC/CIE Conference on Design Theory and Methods, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

[C13] Swaroop Vattam, Michael Helms & Ashok Goel (2010). Biologically Inspired Design: A Macrocognitive Account. In Proc. 2010 ASME IDETC/CIE Conference on Design Theory and Methods, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.

[C14] Swaroop Vattam, Bryan Wiltgen, Michael Helms, Ashok Goel & Jeannette Yen (2010). DANE: Fostering Creativity in and through Biologically Inspired Design. In Proc. First International Conference on Design Creativity, Kobe, Japan, November 2010.

[C15] Swaroop Vattam, Michael Helms & Ashok Goel (2009). Nature of Creative Analogies in Biologically Inspired Innovative Design. In Proc. Seventh ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition, Berkeley, California, October 2009.

[C16] Goel, A., Vattam, S., Helms, M. (2009) Biologically Inspired Deisgn: Human Reasoning from Nature's Experiences In Proceedings from IJCAI-09 Workshop on Grand Challenges in Reasoning from Experience Pasedena, CA, July 11 -12.

[C17] Helms, M., Vattam, S., Goel, A., Yen, J., Weissburg, M. (2008) Problem-Driven and Solution-Based Design: Twin Processes of Biologically Inpsired Design. Silicon+Skin: Biological Processes and Computation. Proc. of the 28th Annual Conference for ACADIA 94 -101. Minneapolis, October 16-19.

[C18] Helms, M., Vattam, S., Goel, A. (2008) Compound Analogical Design, or How to Make a Surfboard Disappear. In B.C. Love, K. McRae, & V.M. Sloutsky (Eds.) Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 781 – 786), Washington D.C.:Cognitive Science Society

[C19] Vattam, S., Helms, M., Goel, A. (2008) Compound Analogical Design: Interaction Between Problem Decomposition and Analogical Transfer in Biologically Inspired Design. In J.Gero & A.Goel (Eds.) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (pp. 377 - 396), Atlanta, GA.: Berlin:Springer

[C20] Vattam, S., Helms, M., Goel, A., Yen, J., Weissburg, M. (2008) Learning About and Through Biologically Inspired Design. In Proceedings from the 2nd Design Creativity Workshop Atlanta, June 22

[C21] Helms, M., Goel, A.(2008) From Diagrams to Design: Overcoming Knowledge Acquisition Barriers in Case-Based Design. In J.Gero & A.Goel (Eds.) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (pp. 341 - 350), Atlanta, GA.: Berlin:Springer

[T1] Michael Helms. (2011) Solution Based Problem Evolution and Inception in Biologically Inspired Design Technical Report GIT-GVU-11-10, GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.

[T2] Vattam, S., Helms, M., Goel, A. (2007) Biologically Inspired Innovation in Engineering Design: A Cognitive Study. Technical Report GIT-GVU-07-07, GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.