A Framework and Prototype for a Navigable Map of Datasets in Engineering Design and Systems Engineering

ArXi:2603.15722v1 Announce Type: cross The proliferation of data across the system lifecycle presents both a significant opportunity and a challenge for Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE). While this ``digital thread'' has the potential to drive innovation, the fragmented and inaccessible nature of existing datasets hinders method validation, limits reproducibility, and slows research progress. Unlike fields such as computer vision and natural language processing, which benefit from established benchmark ecosystems, engineering design research often relies on small.