Scott Appling

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About Scott Appling

Computational social scientist, systems builder, and socio-technologist with over 15 years of experience designing AI-driven platforms to understand and support human behavior in complex socio-technical environments. R&D work spans government, academic, and nonprofit sectors, and includes leading and contributing to high-impact R&D initiatives with sponsors like DARPA, CDC, ONR, and NAVAIR. Specializes in building secure, AI-enabled collaborative social systems that integrate behavioral modeling, user-centered design, and knowledge graph reasoning. Open to leadership roles including PI and Task Lead and also enjoy being a team contributor. I’m currently pursuing an MBA at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business (concentrations in Strategy & Innovation and Business Analytics) to expand my capabilities at the intersection of technology, strategy, and impact. Research Interests including: user-centered design, social computing, behavioral modeling and prediction, technology forecasting, human-ai teaming Technical Skills including: Python, FastAPI, PyTorch, VueJS, GraphQL, Hugging Face / Transformers, DARTS, scikit-learn Government-related Skills: Top Secret Clearance (Collateral)| STIGs | CAC | ATO | RMF Let’s connect if you're working at the intersection of people, data, and systems — especially if you’re building for social impact, national security, or human-centered innovation.