O'Neill, Zheng
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
education and training
selected publications
Academic Articles134
- Lu, X., Fu, Y., & O'Neill, Z. (2023). Benchmarking high performance HVAC Rule-Based controls with advanced intelligent Controllers: A case study in a Multi-Zone system in Modelica. Energy and Buildings. 284, 112854-112854.
- Huang, J., Yoon, H., Wu, T., Candan, K. S., Pradhan, O., Wen, J., & O'Neill, Z. (2023). Eigen-Entropy: A metric for multivariate sampling decisions. INFORMATION SCIENCES. 619, 84-97.
- Yang, T., Bandyopadhyay, A., O'Neill, Z., Wen, J., & Dong, B. (2022). From occupants to occupants: A review of the occupant information understanding for building HVAC occupant-centric control.. Build Simul. 15(6), 913-932.
- Chu, Y., Mitra, D., O’neill, Z., & Cetin, K. (2022). Influential variables impacting the reliability of building occupancy sensor systems: A systematic review and expert survey. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 28(2), 200-220.
- Pang, Z., Lu, X., & O'Neill, Z. (2022). Quantification of how mechanical ventilation influences the airborne infection risk of COVID-19 and HVAC energy consumption in office buildings.. Build Simul. 1-20.
Books1
- Deng, Z. (2004). Modeling of standing column wells in ground source heat pump systems. Oklahoma State University.
Chapters3
- O’Neill, Z., Pang, X., Haves, P., Shashanka, M., & Bailey, T. (2021). Model-based Real-time Whole Building Energy Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics. Automated Diagnostics and Analytics for Buildings. 205-225. River Publishers.
- O’Neill, Z., Pang, X., Haves, P., Shashanka, M., & Bailey, T. (2021). Model-based Real-time Whole Building Energy Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics. Automated Diagnostics and Analytics for Buildings. 205-225. Taylor & Francis.
- Ye, Z., O’Neill, Z., Zhang, L., Hu, F., & Chu, Z. (2020). Hardware-Based Emulator for Building Energy Cyber-Physical Control with Occupancy Sensing. 17th International Conference on Information TechnologyNew Generations (ITNG 2020). 493-499. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers59
- Firsich, T., Yang, Z., & ONeill, Z. (2023). Development of a Modelica Model for the Texas A&M Smart and Connected Homes Testbed. Scandinavian Simulation Society, Proceedings of the American Modelica Conference 2022. 186, 120-127.
- Xu, S., Fu, Y., Wang, Y., Yang, Z., O'Neill, Z., Wang, Z., & Zhu, Q. i. (2022). Accelerate online reinforcement learning for building HVAC control with heterogeneous expert guidances. Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation. 89-98.
- Fu, Y., Xu, S., Zhu, Q. i., & O'Neill, Z. (2021). Containerized framework for building control performance comparisons. Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation. 276-280.
- Pradhan, O., Wen, J., Chen, Y., Lu, X., Chu, M., Fu, Y., ... Candan, K. S. (2021). Dynamic bayesian network-based fault diagnosis for ASHRAE guideline 36. Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, Proceedings of the 8th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation. 365-368.
- Fu, Y., O’Neill, Z., Wen, J., & Adetola, V. (2021). EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CYBER-ATTACKS ON GRID-INTERACTIVE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS. PROCEEDINGS OF ASME 2021 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (IMECE2021), VOL 8B, Volume 8B: Energy.
Repository Documents / Preprints8
- Li, G., Ren, L., Fu, Y., Yang, Z., Adetola, V., Wen, J., ... O'Neill, Z. (2022). A critical review of cyber-physical security for building automation systems.
- Li, G., Yang, Z., Fu, Y., Ren, L., O'Neill, Z., & Parikh, C. (2022). Development of a hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testbed for cyber-physical security in smart buildings.
- Lu, X., Pang, Z., Fu, Y., & O'Neill, Z. (2022). Advances in Research and Applications of Co2-Based Demand-Controlled Ventilation in Commercial Buildings: A Critical Review of Control Strategies and Performance Evaluation.
- Kong, M., Dong, B., Zhang, R., & ONeill, Z. (2021). HVAC Energy Savings and IEQ for Occupancy-Based Control by Side-by-Side Experimental Study.
- Kong, M., Dong, B., Zhang, R., & ONeill, Z. (2021). HVAC Energy Savings and IEQ for Occupancy-Based Control by Side-by-Side Experimental Study.
Reports5
- Qian, D., O’neill, Z., & Liu, X. (2020). A Simulation-Based Investigation on the Performance of a Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System Integrated With Thermal Energy Storage.
- O'neill, Z., Narayanan, S., Diebold, M., & Banaszuk, A. (2018). System and procedure based on a model that makes estimate parameters and conditions in temperature controlled rooms.
- Sun, K., O'Neill, Z., Heo, Y., New, J. R., & Adams, M. B. (2017). What's New in Building Energy Model Calibration.
- Narayanan, S., Ahuja, S., Desai, N., O'Neill, Z., Peles, S., Surana, A., ... Fonoberov, V. (2012). A Systems Approach to High Performance Buildings: A Computational Systems Engineering R&D Program to Increase DoD Energy Efficiency.
- Bailey, T., O'Neill, Z., Shashanka, M., Haves, P., Pang, X., & Bhattacharya, P. (2011). Automated continuous commissioning of commercial buildings.
in the news
- Texas A&M Leads Project Advancing Cybersecurity, Energy Efficiency In Smart Buildings Texas A&M Today July 20, 2020
patents
Patents2
- O'neill, Z., Narayanan, S., Diebold, M., & Banaszuk, A. (2015). Model based system and method for estimating parameters and states in temperature controlled spaces.
- Fan, J., Mijanovic, S., Feng, Y., Fu, D., Shi, R., & O'neill, Z. (2012). System and method for controlling a refrigeration system.
researcher on
Principal Investigator4
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- MEEN437 Prin Bldg Energy Analy Instructor
- MEEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- MEEN491 Research Instructor
- MEEN684 Professional Internship Instructor
- MEEN684 Professional Internship Instructor
Email
zoneill@tamu.edu
First Name
Zheng
Last Name
O'Neill