About:
Chandler Scott is a Lecturer in Computer Science at East Tennessee State University. His teaching emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning in programming, networking, systems, and cybersecurity. A former competitor in national cybersecurity events such as CCDC, MITRE eCTF, and DOE CyberForce, he now serves as faculty advisor to ETSU’s competitive cybersecurity team. His current work includes mentoring students in applied computing and AI research, with a focus on decentralized systems for edge-based agricultural IoT.
Education:
M.S. in Applied Computer Science – ETSU, 2024
B.S. in Computing – ETSU, 2022
Research & Interests:
Mr. Scott’s academic interests include Linux, networking, operating systems, and low-level programming. His research explores cybersecurity education and competitions, edge-based IoT networks, and federated AI architectures. He also works on multi-agent systems for decentralized computing environments, with a particular focus on distributed networking.
Publications:
Decentralized Cluster Head Selection in IoV using Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning, IEEE CCNC, 2024
Enabling Rural IoV Communication through Decentralized Clustering and Federated Learning,
IEEE CCWC, 2024
Trust-Based Security for Decentralized Clustering in IoV, IEEE SmartNets 2024
Big-Data Driven Anomaly Detection In Vehicular Social Networks Using Graph Autoencoders
, IEEE WPMC 2024
Mitigating Slice Vulnerabilities in 5G Core Networks: A Comprehensive Survey, IEEE
COMNET 2025
Courses Taught:
CSCI 1250: Intro to Computer Science 1
CSCI 1260: Intro to Computer Science 2
CSCI 2200: Unix Fundamentals
CSCI 3160: Computer Systems
CSCI 3400: Networking Fundamentals
Outreach:
Mr. Scott coaches ETSU’s cybersecurity team and mentors students engaged in research spanning cybersecurity, AI, networking, and applied systems. He is dedicated to helping students build technical confidence through real-world challenges and collaborative projects.