Personal profile
Research Interests
Network Security; Security Protocols and Architectures; SDN/Programmable Networking; Optimization Techniques; Machine Learning
Particulars
Director, QUB Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE)
Co-Lead, QUB Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1796ECS: NIO New Deal Cyber Bid -AIDE_NICYBER2025 (linked to R1778ECS)
Miller, P. (PI), Alouani, I. (CoI), Devereux, B. (CoI), Johnson, C. (CoI), Martinez-del-Rincon, J. (CoI), McLaughlin, K. (CoI), McLaughlin, N. (CoI), O'Neill, M. (CoI), Olukoya, O. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI), Sharma, V. (CoI) & Wang, H. (CoI)
19/12/2022 → …
Project: Research
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R1150ECS: CSIT Phase 3
O'Neill, M. (PI), Alouani, I. (CoI), Biswas, A. K. (CoI), Ghosh Ray, I. (CoI), Gu, C. (CoI), Johnson, C. (CoI), Khalid, A. (CoI), Martinez-del-Rincon, J. (CoI), McLaughlin, N. (CoI), McLaughlin, K. (CoI), Miller, P. (CoI), Rafferty, C. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI) & Sezer, S. (CoI)
14/11/2022 → …
Project: Research
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R2776LAW: Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS)
Morison, J. (PI), Bourne, M. (CoI), Degenhardt, T. (CoI), MacCarthaigh, M. (CoI), McCall, C. (CoI), O'Kelly, C. (CoI), Padmanabhan, D. (CoI), Paternostro, M. (CoI), Schwamb, M. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI), Smartt, S. (CoI), Vandierendonck, H. (CoI) & Woods, R. (CoI)
17/03/2021 → …
Project: Research
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R1936PSY: Inclusion Really Does Matter: Improving Reactions to Gender Equality Initiatives Amongst Academics in Engineering and Physical Sciences
Latu, I. (PI), Arredondo, M. (CoI), McCartan, C. (CoI), McCormack, T. (CoI), Nanukuttan, S. (CoI), Rafferty, K. (CoI), Ranade, V. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI) & Turner, R. (CoI)
03/08/2018 → 23/09/2021
Project: Research
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R3924ECI: CSIT Phase 2
O'Neill, M. (PI), Martinez-del-Rincon, J. (CoI), McCanny, J. V. (CoI), McLaughlin, K. (CoI), Miller, P. (CoI), O'Kane, P. (CoI), O'Sullivan, E. (CoI), Rafferty, C. (CoI), Scott-Hayward, S. (CoI), Sezer, S. (CoI) & Zhou, H. (CoI)
03/05/2017 → 31/01/2024
Project: Research
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Epidemic Oracle: an approach to boost security and performance of delay tolerant networks
Topu, F., McLaughlin, K. & Scott-Hayward, S., 13 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC): Proceedings. IEEE, 7 p. (IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC): proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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RSLAQ - A robust SLA-driven 6G O-RAN QoS xApp using deep reinforcement learning
Yungaicela, N. M., Sharma, V. & Scott-Hayward, S., 01 Mar 2026, (Early online date) In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of autonomous intrusion response agents in adversarial and normal scenarios
Reaney, M., McLaughlin, K. & Scott-Hayward, S., 13 Oct 2025, Computer Security – ESORICS 2025: 30th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security: Proceedings. Nicomette, V., Benzekri, A., Boulahia-Cuppens, N. & Vaidya, J. (eds.). Springer Cham, Vol. Part 1. p. 328–345 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS); vol. 16053).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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SLAQ: an SLA-driven 6G O-RAN QoS framework using deep reinforcement learning
Yungaicela-Naula, N., Sharma, V. & Scott-Hayward, S., 21 Nov 2025, 2025 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC): Proceedings. IEEE, 6 p. (International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Critical international infrastructure: a case for secure, sustainable non-terrestrial networking
Scott-Hayward, S., 18 Jan 2024, GCSP Strategic Security Analysis, 35 12 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open AccessFile123 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best Conference Paper Award, IEEE NFV-SDN 2019
Aiken, J. (Recipient) & Scott-Hayward, S. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Demo/Poster Award, International Conference on Network of the Future, London, U.K.
Arumugam, T. (Recipient) & Scott-Hayward, S. (Recipient), Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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IEEE TNSM Best Reviewer Award
Scott-Hayward, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Leadership Award
Scott-Hayward, S. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Outstanding Technical Contribution Award
Scott-Hayward, S. (Recipient), 12 Feb 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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8th International Workshop on Cyber-Security Threats, Trust and Privacy Management in Software-defined and Virtualized Infrastructures (SecSoft)
Scott-Hayward, S. (Member of scientific committee)
03 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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EEECS Offer Holder Day 1 - Feb 2026
Cosgrove, T. (Organiser), Cregan, M. (Organiser), Anderson, N. (Speaker), Doris, A. (Speaker), Cutting, D. (Contributor), Lowry, N. (Contributor), Shakeel, H. (Contributor), Li, Z. (Contributor), Lindsay, T. (Contributor), Khalid, A. (Contributor), Ussher, C. (Contributor), Kelly, S. (Contributor), Gu, C. (Contributor), Scott-Hayward, S. (Contributor) & Sharma, R. (Contributor)
18 Feb 2026Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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12th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2026)
Scott-Hayward, S. (Member of programme committee)
Feb 2026 → Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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CNSM 2026 (22nd International Conference on Network and Service Management)
Scott-Hayward, S. (Member of the organising committee)
Feb 2026 → Oct 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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International Conference on Future and Intelligent Networking (FINE 2026)
Scott-Hayward, S. (Member of programme committee)
Feb 2026 → Aug 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp Outage
05/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Keeping Networks Secure - EEECS Podcast
06/08/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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