Tracing the Technological Evolution of Industrial Software: Evidence from Patent Data

Authors

• Xin Zhang, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, 430072 Wuhan, China
• Jiani Wu, Wuhan Children's Library, Wuhan, 430014, China
• Pengfei Wang, Gusu Laboratory of Materials Science, Suzhou, 215123, China
• Shuaiju Yu, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, 430072 Wuhan, China
• Tinghua Gu, School of Digital Economy and Trade, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou, 950000, China

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Xin; Wu, Jiani; Wang, Pengfei; Yu, Shuaiju; and Gu, Tinghua, "Tracing the Technological Evolution of Industrial Software: Evidence from Patent Data" (2026). WHICEB 2026 Proceedings. 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/whiceb2026/4