Integrating multi-source feedback in computational design
(2026) In ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)- Abstract
- In real-world design practice, evaluations rarely rely on a single source of judgment. Designers routinely combine expert opinions, empirical studies, and computational models, each with distinct strengths and limitations. While machine learning offers methods to integrate multiple feedback sources, these approaches remain largely inaccessible to designers without technical expertise. In this paper, we explore how to integrate multiple feedback sources, primarily through: (1) a practical approach for multi-source integration, and (2) its implementation in MUSE, a no-code tool that allows designers to combine and balance diverse sources. Our technical findings show that independent modeling of multiple evaluation sources enables exploration... (More)
- In real-world design practice, evaluations rarely rely on a single source of judgment. Designers routinely combine expert opinions, empirical studies, and computational models, each with distinct strengths and limitations. While machine learning offers methods to integrate multiple feedback sources, these approaches remain largely inaccessible to designers without technical expertise. In this paper, we explore how to integrate multiple feedback sources, primarily through: (1) a practical approach for multi-source integration, and (2) its implementation in MUSE, a no-code tool that allows designers to combine and balance diverse sources. Our technical findings show that independent modeling of multiple evaluation sources enables exploration across heterogeneous feedback, accommodates different evaluation speeds, surfaces disagreements between sources, and supports an adaptable evaluation setup that designers can reconfigure during their process. In a visualization design study, participants navigated their own judgments alongside simulator feedback, reporting a perception of enhanced confidence and flexibility. Our results highlight the viability of multi-source integration to support computational design, offering a step toward bridging the gap between advanced optimization methods and design practice. (Less)
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- Erivaldo Fernandes Junior, Francisco ; Langerak, Thomas ; Keranen, Mira ; Shi, Danqing LU ; Alipova, Ardak and Oulasvirta, Antti
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- 2026-09-01
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- 36 pages
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- Association for Computing Machinery
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- 2160-6455
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- 10.1145/3848025
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- English
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abstract = {{In real-world design practice, evaluations rarely rely on a single source of judgment. Designers routinely combine expert opinions, empirical studies, and computational models, each with distinct strengths and limitations. While machine learning offers methods to integrate multiple feedback sources, these approaches remain largely inaccessible to designers without technical expertise. In this paper, we explore how to integrate multiple feedback sources, primarily through: (1) a practical approach for multi-source integration, and (2) its implementation in MUSE, a no-code tool that allows designers to combine and balance diverse sources. Our technical findings show that independent modeling of multiple evaluation sources enables exploration across heterogeneous feedback, accommodates different evaluation speeds, surfaces disagreements between sources, and supports an adaptable evaluation setup that designers can reconfigure during their process. In a visualization design study, participants navigated their own judgments alongside simulator feedback, reporting a perception of enhanced confidence and flexibility. Our results highlight the viability of multi-source integration to support computational design, offering a step toward bridging the gap between advanced optimization methods and design practice.}},
author = {{Erivaldo Fernandes Junior, Francisco and Langerak, Thomas and Keranen, Mira and Shi, Danqing and Alipova, Ardak and Oulasvirta, Antti}},
issn = {{2160-6455}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{09}},
publisher = {{Association for Computing Machinery}},
series = {{ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)}},
title = {{Integrating multi-source feedback in computational design}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3848025}},
doi = {{10.1145/3848025}},
year = {{2026}},
}