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Large-scale transformer-based topic graphs identify thematic links between engineering and biology.

Nicolas Douard^1,2, Denis Cavallucci³, Ahmed Samet³

¹National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), University of Strasbourg, 24 Boulevard de la Victoire, 67000, Strasbourg, France. nicolas.douard@insa-strasbourg.fr.

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Summary

An AI system analyzes millions of abstracts to link engineering challenges with nature-inspired solutions. This approach accelerates the discovery of novel bio-inspired innovations by identifying thematic overlaps between biology and engineering.

Keywords:

Bioinspired innovation Engineering-biology synergy Interdisciplinary research Knowledge graphs Natural language processing (NLP)Semantic topic modeling TRIZ contradictions Transformer-based semantic embeddings

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Biomimetics
Computational Linguistics

Background:

Engineering innovation often faces limitations that can be overcome by nature-inspired solutions.
Identifying these cross-disciplinary links systematically is a significant challenge.
Large-scale text analysis offers a potential avenue for discovering bio-inspired engineering principles.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an AI system for large-scale pairing of engineering problems with biology-inspired solutions.
To identify and quantify thematic links between engineering and biology domains.
To demonstrate the utility of this approach in accelerating bio-inspired innovation.

Main Methods:

Analysis of over 101 million abstracts using transformer-based embeddings and BERTopic for theme detection.
Construction of a topic graph to quantify co-occurrence of themes across disciplines.
Application of TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) analysis to link biological principles with engineering limitations.

Main Results:

Identification of coherent themes within engineering and biology using advanced NLP techniques.
Quantification of thematic overlaps through a topic graph, revealing latent connections.
Validation of the methodology through four diverse case studies, including robotics and materials science.

Conclusions:

The AI system effectively identifies thematic links between engineering problems and biological solutions.
This approach systematically highlights latent overlaps, accelerating the discovery of bio-inspired innovations.
The integration of AI, topic modeling, and TRIZ analysis provides a powerful framework for cross-disciplinary innovation.