
Mike O’Neal, Ph.D.
Founder and Chief Scientist
Network Foundation Technologies
Associate Professor
Louisiana Tech University
Mike
O’Neal is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Network Foundation Technologies –
a company focused on developing and marketing online distributed broadcast
technologies. In addition to his career
in industry, Mike has two decades of experience in the field of higher
education. He is an associate professor
and former Chair of the Computer Science Program at Louisiana Tech
University, where he
holds the Larson Endowed Professorship. Dr.
O’Neal received his BS (Magna Cum Laude, 1982) and MS (1984) from Louisiana
Tech, and his Ph.D. (1989) from the University
of Louisiana, Lafayette.
In the 1999 to 2001 time frame, Mike was Co-Founder and CTO of
OneNetNow.com, a community-based web portal focused on the urban community,
which was acquired by EarthLink in 2001.
Dr. O’Neal’s academic research interests include computer science
education and artificial intelligence, as well as developing distributed online
broadcast technologies.
Education:
- Ph.D. Computer Science University of Louisiana, Lafayette 1989
- MS Computer Science Louisiana Tech University 1984
- BS Computer Science Louisiana Tech University 1982
Experience:
- Louisiana Tech
University, Computer Science
- Chair, Computer
Science, 1996 – 1999, Sept. 2002 – Jan. 2007
- Associate Professor, 1993
– present
- Assistant Professor,
1987 – 1993
- Network Foundation
Technologies
§
Founder & Chief Scientist, Dec. 2000 –
present
- Earthlink
- Consultant, June 2001
– May 2002
- Staff Engineer, Feb.
2001 – June 2001
- OneNetNow.com
- Co-Founder, May 1999
- Chief Technology
Officer, May 1999 – Feb. 2001
Awards:
· Louisiana Tech
University, College of Engineering
and Science, Larson Endowed Chair, 2006- present
· State of Louisiana, Fellow of Excellence Award in
Undergraduate Computer Science Education, 1998-1999
· Louisiana Tech University, College
of Engineering and Science, Ben T. Bogard Endowed Chair, 1998-1999
· Louisiana Tech University,
College of Engineering and Science, Outstanding Achievement Award in
Instruction, 1994-1995
Teaching Interests:
- Breadth-First
Introduction to Computing
- Computer Graphics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Theory of Computing
Research Interests:
- Distributed Online Broadcast Technologies.
- Developing Courseware and Innovative Approaches for Computer
Science Education.
Selected Publications and Patents:
·
The Science of Computing: An
Introduction,
Mike O’Neal, in process.
- United States Patent # 7,035,933, “System for
Distributing Content Data Over a Computer Network and Method of Arranging
Nodes for Distribution of Data Over a Computer Network”, Mike O’Neal and
Joshua Kleinpeter, Network Foundation Technologies, issued April 2006.
- “Introductory Level
Computer Science Courseware”, Jeremy Hill and Mike O’Neal, The Journal of Computing Sciences in
Colleges, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp 31-39, Consortium for Computing Sciences
in Colleges, April 2005.
- “Restructuring Computing Programs to Meet
Employment Challenges”, Mike O'Neal, Computer, Vol. 37, No. 11,
pp 29-34, IEEE Computer Society, November 2004.
- “Effective Internet
Education”, Barry L. Kurtz, Dee Parks, and Mike O’Neal, Proceedings Computers and Advanced
Technology in Education (CATE 2004), Kauai, Hawaii, August 2004.
- “Developing Educational
Materials in Java – A Report from the Front Lines”, Barry L. Kurtz and
Mike O’Neal, Proceedings National Education Computing Conference, June
1998.
- “Watson: A Modular
Software Environment for Introductory Computer Science Education,” Mike
O’Neal and Barry L. Kurtz, Proceedings 26th Annual SIGCSE Technical
Symposium (SIGCSE'95), pages 87-91, Nashville, March 2, 1995.
- “Complexity Measures for Rule-Based
Programs,” Mike O’Neal and William R. Edwards, Jr., IEEE Transactions on
Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 5, October 1994.
- “An Empirical Study of Three Common
Software Complexity Measures,” Mike O’Neal, Proceedings Symposium on
Applied Computing (SAC-93), Pages 203-207, February 1993.
- “Comprehending
Rule-Based Programs: A Graph-Oriented Approach,” Mike O’Neal and William
R. Edwards, Jr., International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1, Pages 147-175, July
1993.
Funding (Research and Infrastructure): (over $40K)
·
Principal
investigator, National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR): “SBIR Phase I: Implementation, Testing and Refinement of a
Hybrid Distributed / Traditional System for Broadcasting Live and Pre-Recorded
Content to Large Online Audiences”.
Project activation date: January 2007.
Project duration: 6 months.
Funded for $100,000. [Research]
·
Co-principal
investigator (Barry L. Kurtz, PI), National Science Foundation: “Effective
Internet Education for Everyone”.
Project activation date: September 1999.
Project duration: 4 years. Funded
for $300,000. [Research]
·
Principal
investigator, Navy Information Technology Center Educational Grants Program,
“Expanding Student Access to Window’s PCs and Unix Workstations”. Project activation date: April 1999. Funded for $41,100. [Infrastructure]
·
Principal
investigator, Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund, “Infrastructure Support
for Computer Science Research and Instruction”.
Project Activation date: June 1997.
Funded for $66,000. [Infrastructure]
·
Principal
investigator, Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund research project: “A
Software Development and Maintenance Environment for Rule-based
Programming.” Project activation date:
June 1, 1995. Project duration: 3
years. Funded for $76,853. [Research]
·
Co-principal
investigator (Barry L. Kurtz, PI),
National Science Foundation, CISE Directorate, Office of Cross-Disciplinary
Activities: “Integrating Research Results from Parallel and Distributed
Computing into the Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum.” Project activation date: September 1994. Project duration: 3 years. Funded for $238,339. [Research]
·
Principal
investigator, Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund enhancement project:
“Computer-based Classroom / Laboratories for Computer Science Research and
Instruction.” Project activation date:
June 1995. Funded for $150,000
[Infrastructure]
·
Principal
investigators Barry L. Kurtz and
Mike O’Neal, National Science Foundation, Undergraduate Curriculum and Course
Development Program: “An Interdisciplinary, Laboratory-Oriented Course for
Computer-Based Problem Solving.” Project
activation date: May 1993. Project
duration: 15 months. Funded for
$101,833. [Research]
·
Principal
investigator, Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund enhancement project:
“Enhancements to the Computing Resources of the Department of Computer Science
at Louisiana Tech University.”
Project activation date: September 1991.
Funded for $125,000.
[Infrastructure]
·
Principal investigator,
Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund enhancement project: “A Network of Sun
Workstations.” Project activation date: September 1988. Funded for $149,070. [Infrastructure]