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Mr. Marty J. O'Neill

Teaching Fellow

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

(940) 565-2994

Email: Marty.ONeill@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2014
    Major: Computer Science
    Specialization: Computational Analysis of Biological Emergency Response Plans: A Computational Methodology for Addressing Differentiated Access in Response Plan Design
  • MS, University of North Texas, 2009
    Major: Computer Science
    Specialization: Computational Epidemiology - Analyzing Exposure Risk: A Deterministic, Agent-Based Approach
  • Certificate, University of North Texas, 2008
    Major: Geographic Information Systems
  • BS, University of North Texas, 2003
    Major: Computer Science

Professional Positions

  • Adjunct Faculty, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - Present).
  • Research Analyst, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2010 - Present).

Licensures and Certifications

  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. (2020 - Present).
  • FAA Remote Pilot Airman Certificate with Small Unmanned Aircraft System Rating, FAA. (2017 - 2019).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BIOL 4820 - Computational Epidemiology, 1 course.
  • BIOL 5820 - Computational Epidemiology, 1 course.
  • CSCE 1010 - Introduction to Computer Science, 1 course.
  • CSCE 1020 - Program Development, 9 courses.
  • CSCE 1030 - Computer Science I, 8 courses.
  • CSCE 2100 - Foundations of Computing, 11 courses.
  • CSCE 3110 - Data Structures and Algorithms, 8 courses.
  • CSCE 4355 - Database Administration, 8 courses.
  • CSCE 4600 - Introduction to Operating Systems, 16 courses.
  • CSCE 4820 - Computational Epidemiology, 2 courses.
  • CSCE 5640 - Operating System Design, 1 course.
  • CSCE 5820 - Computational Epidemiology, 1 course.
  • CSCE 6350 - Advanced Topics in Database Design, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Qian, W., Bhowmick, S., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill II, M., Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (2020). A Probabilistic Infection Model for Efficient Trace-Prediction of Disease Outbreaks in Contact Networks. International Conference on Computational Science 2020.
  • Gwalani, H., O'Neill, M.J., Alam, T., Mikler, A.R., Banerjee, R. (2019). Compositional Analysis for Metallic Systems: Sampling Methods. 2019 303 - 316. Industrial Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) 2019.
  • Gwalani, H., Mikler, A.R., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., O'Neill II, M. (2017). Collection and Integration of Multi-spatial and Multi-type Data for Vulnerability Analysis in Emergency Response Plans. Proceedings of Enviroinfo 2016, Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics 2017.
  • Jimenez, T., Tiwari, C., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill II, M. (2012). Maps, Rates, and Fuzzy Mountains: Generating Meaningful Risk Maps. Philadelphia, PA, IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine.
  • O'Neill II, M., Mikler, A.R., Schneider, T. (2011). An Extensible Software Architecture to Facilitate Disaster Response Planning. Las Vegas, NV, Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
  • Schneider, T., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill II, M. (2009). Computational Tools for Evaluating Bioemergency Contingency Plans. New Forest, Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Disaster Management.
  • Schneider, T., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill II, M. (2009). Analyzing Response Feasibility for Bioemergencies. Shanghai, Proceedings of the 2009 International Joint Conferences on System Biology, Bioinformatics and Intelligent Computing.
  • Dantu, R., Abbas, K., O'Neill II, M., Mikler, A.R. (2004). Data Modeling of Environmental Sensor Networks. EEE GLOBECOM Workshop on Adaptive Wireless Networks.

    • Journal Article

  • Qian, W., Bhowmick, S., O'Neill, M., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Mikler, A.R. (2021). Applying a Probabilistic Infection Model for studying contagion processes in contact networks. Journal of Computational Science. 54 Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877750321001046?via%3Dihub
  • Pan, F., Nagaoka, L., Wolverton, S.J., Atkinson, S.F., Kohler, T.A., O'Neill II, M. (2021). A Constrained Stochastic Weather Generator for Daily Mean Air Temperature and Precipitation. Atmosphere. 12 (2) 22 pgs..
  • Gwalani, H., Gwalani, B., O'Neill, M.J., Mikler, A.R., Banerjee, R. (2019). Simulation of solute clusters in metallic systems. 27 (8) 25. IOP Publishing.
  • King, J.M., Tiwari, C., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill, M.J. (2018). Challenges of Designing and Implementing High Consequence Infectious Disease Response. Other. 1--4. Cambridge University Press.
  • Indrakanti, S., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill, M. (2016). Quantifying Access Disparities in Response Plans. PLOS One. Denton,
  • Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill, M.J., Komatz, J. (2015). Conceptual framework and quantification of population vulnerability for effective emergency response planning.. Other. 13 (3) 227--238.
  • Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Mikler, A.R., O'Neill, M.J., Komatz, J. (2015). Conceptual framework and quantification of population vulnerability for effective emergency response planning.. Journal of Emergency Management. 13 (3) 227-38.
  • O'Neill II, M., Mikler, A.R., Indrakanti, S., Tiwari, C., Jimenez, T. (2014). RE-PLAN: An Extensible Software Architecture to Facilitate Disaster Response Planning. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems.
  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Chen, J., Yu, C., Philbrick, J., O'Neill II, M. (2008). Analysis of the Health Information Needs and Health Related Internet Usage of a Chinese Population in the United States.

Presentations Given

  • O'Neill, M.J. (Other), Factors Affecting Points of Dispensing (POD) throughput: Where are all the cars going?, (2010 - 2010).
  • O'Neill, M.J. (Other), Law Enforcement's Role in Point of Dispensing (POD) Security and SNS Response: Response Plan Analysis, (2010 - 2010).

    • Invited Talk

  • Boyd, T. (Presenter), O'Neill II, M. (Presenter), Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), Supercomputing 2014 (SC14) Impact Showcase, HPC of the Living Dead, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2014).
  • Rubin, E. (Presenter), O'Neill, M.J. (Presenter), Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), 2018 NAACHO Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2018, How Los Angeles County uses geospatial analysis to effectively plan for PODs., NAACHO, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • O'Neill, M.J. (Presenter), Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), Poole, M. (Presenter), 2018 NAACHO Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, April 17, 2018, Stop Asking me for Answers I Don’t Have: A New Approach to RSS-to-POD Delivery Planning Built around Existing Planning Workflows, NAACHO, Atlanta, GA, Armenia. (2018 - 2018).

    • Lecture

  • O'Neill II, M. (Presenter), Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (Presenter), Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), Preparedness Summit 2016, Identifying Patterns of Vulnerability: A Data-Driven Approach for Accommodating At-Risk Populations, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2016).
  • Dean, B. (Presenter), Harvey, C. (Presenter), Rubin, E. (Presenter), O'Neill II, M. (Presenter), Qari, S. (Moderator), Preparedness Summit 2019, RAMP It Up! Demonstrating a Comprehensive Tool for Emergency Planning Risk Assessment, Mapping, and Whole Community Planning, National Association of County and City Health Officials, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

    • Other

  • O'Neill II, M. (Presenter), Arango, J. (Presenter), Poole, M. (Presenter), Preparedness Summit 2020, Lessons Learned from Using RE-PLAN in Preparation for, During, and Following a Multi-County Full-Scale Exercise in Southeast Texas, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Virtual, United States of America. (2020).

    • Poster

  • O'Neill II, M. (Author & Presenter), Poole, M. (Author & Presenter), Mikler, A.R. (Author & Presenter), Preparedness Summit 2019, Holistic Response Planning: How the Texas Department of State Health Services is Leveraging Data-driven Methods to Plan a Full Scale Exercise at DSHS Region 6/5S, National Association of County and City Health Officials, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2019).

    • Symposium

  • Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), O'Neill, M.J. (Presenter), Texas DSHS 2019 HPP & PHEP Quarterly Meeting in Austin, Building POD-based Response Plans with RE-PLAN, Texas Department of State Health Services, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Presenter), O'Neill, M.J. (Presenter), Texas DSHS 2019 SNS Symposium in Austin, Tx. June 4-5, 2019, Building POD-based Response Plans with RE-PLAN, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "UNT Researchers Launch Tech to Manage COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Solve Equity Problems," Dallas Innovates. (March 4, 2021).

    • Newspaper

  • "UNT researchers develop computer program to distribute COVID-19 vaccine," Fort Worth Star Telegram. (January 13, 2021).

    • Radio

  • "RE-PLAN for COVID-19 Radio Interview," KRLD. (January 14, 2021).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • O'Neill II, M. (Principal), "Integrating RE-PLAN into Juvare Platform (Task Order 21-0124 under Master Research Agreement MRA-21-0124))," sponsored by EMSystems LLC, Private, $112766 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M. (Co-Principal), "(Contract Amended to Provide Additional Funding) Provide Computational Support in Preparation for a Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Exercise in Los Angeles County," sponsored by LA County, Local, $13440 Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "LA-County Web-REPLAN (Support for Table-Top Exercise)," sponsored by Los Angeles County Public Health Department, Regional, $26016 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Development and deployment of computational methods to facilitate response planning for POD placement and distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs in Texas DSHS Region 6/5S," sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Services, Regional, $55735 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), "RE-PLAN RSS Year-1," sponsored by TxDSHS, State, $211017 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • O'Neill II, M. (Principal), "Integrating RE-PLAN into Juvare Platform (Task Order 21-0124 under Master Research Agreement MRA-21-0124))," sponsored by EMSystems LLC, Private, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M. (Co-Principal), "(Contract Amended to Provide Additional Funding) Provide Computational Support in Preparation for a Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Exercise in Los Angeles County," sponsored by LA County, Local, Funded. (2020 - 2020).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill II, M. (Co-Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), "RE-PLAN RSS Year-1," sponsored by TxDSHS, State, Funded. (2016 - 2017).

    • Grant - Research

  • O'Neill, M.J. (Principal), Mikler, A. (Co-Principal), "RAMP: Risk Assessment, Mapping and Planning (Phase 2)," sponsored by CDC Contract No. 200-2016- 92434 - Subcontract from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, State, $279965 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • O'Neill, M.J. (Principal), Mikler, A.R. (Co-Principal), "RAMP: Risk Assessment, Mapping and Planning (Phase 1)," sponsored by CDC Contract No. 200-2016- 92434 - Subcontract from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, State, $95002 Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A., O'Neill, M.J., "Development and deployment of computational methods to facilitate response planning for POD placement and distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs in Texas DSHS Region 6/5S (Phase 2)," sponsored by Texas DSHS, State, $208712 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A., O'Neill, M.J., "Development and deployment of computational methods to facilitate response planning for POD placement and distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs in Texas DSHS Region 6/5S (Phase 1)," sponsored by Texas DSHS, State, $209783 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A., Tiwari, C., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., O'Neill, M.J., "Minimizing Access Disparities in Bio-Emergency Response Planning," sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH), Federal, $307099 Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • O'Neill, M.J. (Principal), "Juvare: Integrating RE-PLAN into Juvare Platform," sponsored by EMSystems, LLC, IND, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Development and deployment of computational methods to facilitate response planning for POD placement and distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs in Texas DSHS Region 6/5S," sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Service, ST, Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Development and Deployment of Computational Methods to Facilitate Response Planning for POD Placement and Distribution of Medical Counter Measures From Regional RSS Sites to PODs in Texas DSHS Region 6/5S," sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Service, ST, Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (Co-Principal), "Minimizing Access Disparities in Bio-Emergency Response Planning," sponsored by National Institutes of Health, FED, Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "DSHS RSS Year2," sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Service, ST, Funded. (2016 - 2017).

    • Grant - Service

  • Mikler, A.R. (Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Co-Principal), "LA-County Web-REPLAN," sponsored by Los Angeles County, OG, Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Co-Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Principal), "Providing RE-PLAN to Support Response Planning for Los Angeles County, California," sponsored by Los Angeles County, OG, Funded. (2018 - 2020).
  • Mikler, A.R. (Co-Principal), O'Neill, M.J. (Principal), "Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program," sponsored by Los Angeles County, OG, Funded. (2017 - 2019).

Service

University Service

  • Director, Center for Computational Epidemiology and Response Analysis. (September 1, 2020 - Present).
  • Committee Member, COVID-19 Test and Trace Planning Committee,. (June 2020 - August 2020).
  • Committee Member, AERI Research Committee. (September 2018 - August 2019).
  • Other (Review Data Science Research Proposals for Seed Grant Funding), University of Houston - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute Seed Grant Proposal Reviewer,. (September 2018 - December 2018).
  • Committee Member, Computational Life Sciences Search Committee. (August 2016 - May 2017).
  • Committee Member, Strategic Planning Committee. (January 2014 - May 2014).

Public Service

  • Other (Exercise Participant), Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Tabletop Exercise of Aerosolized Anthrax Response Plans for Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 2/3. Organized by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Arlington, (July 20, 2017 - Present).
  • Other (Participant), Multi-County Full Scale Exercise of Aerosolized Anthrax Response Plans in Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 6/5S. DSHS Region 6/5 S, TX. (October 25, 2019 - October 26, 2019).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Denton, Texas. (September 2019 - February 2021).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2018, Computational Methods in Population Health (CMPH) Program Committee. (June 2017 - December 2017).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, ACM International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Health Informatics (BCB’17) Program Committee. Boston, MA. (January 2017 - August 2017).