This thematic collection of AI EDAM aims to present state-of-the-art research in design computing and cognition starting but not limited to contributions presented at DCC'22, the Tenth International Conference on Design Computing & Cognition.

“Design research presents unique research challenges. Unlike many other kinds of research, the results of designing are unique to each designer or design team and therefore cannot be directly compared but need to be re-represented to be commensurable. Designing involves framing and re-framing, which themselves are not adequately understood. Designing is non-monotonic, so many models are not applicable. Designing is situated, so the situation matters. Designing makes use of a large panoply of cognitive processes that can be difficult to untangle. The neurocognition of designing is largely unknown. This makes design research a difficult but fruitful research area as many discoveries have yet to be made” (John Gero, 2023).

This thematic collection intends to address some of these challenges.

Topics in design computing and cognition include, but are not limited to:

Natural language processing and design	Design cognition
Design neurocognition	Learning and design
Design creativity	Collaborative design and co-creation
Shape grammars	Design knowledge
Design generation	Quantum computing for design
Human behaviour	Artificial intelligence in design
XR technologies for design	Cognitive theories applied to design
Computational theories applied to design	Neuro-physiological measures in design
Human cognition in design	Deep learning in design
Big data and design	Situated computing in design
Visual and spatial reasoning in design	Design education

All DCC'22 contributors including plenary session paper, poster, and workshop authors are warmly invited to submit significantly revised and extended papers, or completely new papers. Note that conference papers must not be resubmitted unchanged, as they are already covered by publisher's copyright. 

The call is open to all authors who have valuable research achievements to share on the topics of this thematic collection.

All submissions will be anonymously reviewed by at least three expert reviewers, and a selection for publication made on the basis of these reviews.

Important dates:

Intent to submit (Title and Abstract):	As soon as possible
Submission deadline for full papers:	1 June 2023
Notification and reviews to authors:	1 August 2023
Revisions and reviews:	September - October 2023
Final version due:	1 November 2023
Online publication:	As soon as the papers are accepted for production
The issue appears:	November - December 2023

Instruction for submissions:

Information about the format and style required for AI EDAM papers, as well as about submission, can be found on our Resources for Authors page. Note that all queries about submissions for thematic collections should be addressed to the Guest Editors, and not to the Editor in Chief.

Please submit your paper through the ScholarOne system online here. You need to create a user account first if you are a new user. During your submission process, note that you will need to answer the question: "Are you submitting to a Thematic Collection?", and you will need to choose "Design Computing and Cognition" from the drop-down list.

Guest Editors contact details:

Please direct all inquiries to the guest editors:

Prof. Gaetano Cascini	Prof. Rudi Stouffs
Dept. of Mech. Eng.	Dept. of Architecture
Pollitecnico di Milano	National University of Singapore
Via La Masa, 1	4 Architecture Drive
20156, Milano IT	Singapore 117566, Singapore
Email: gaetano.cascini@polimi.it	Email: stouffs@nus.edu.sg