Ezgi Arslan, PhD.
Ezgi is an industry analyst at AIMultiple.
Research focus at AIMultiple
- AI agent applications in finance where she combines her finance expertise with emerging AI tools.
- Sustainability where she relies on her academic research background.
- Procurement technologies where she bases upon her experience in finance.
- Surveys and sentiment analysis for user insights where she rests on her academic experience.
- Network security, including firewalls, firewall management, and orchestration where she applies her industry analysis experience.
Professional experience
Ezgi worked both in academia and the industry before:- Çankaya University as Part-time Teaching Staff
- TED Ankara College as Education Support Specialist
- TED University as Teaching Assistant
- AKFEN Holding Inc. as Finance Specialist
Education
Graduated with a PhD. from the Department of Business and Administration at Bilkent University.
Academic publications
- Arslan ETanyeri-Günsür B. (2025). Ambitious sons and understanding daughters: investor perceptions of gender and the valuation of family firms". Gender in Management: An International Journal, 1-22, DOI: 10.1108/GM-11-2024-0636.
- Alp, E. (2024). An Examination of Factors in Financial Asset Valuation. Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 12 (Special Issue), 60-72. DOI: 52122/nisantasisbd.1467788.
- Tanyeri A. B., and Alp E. (2023). Law as an external governance mechanism: valuation of family firms in countries with differing judicial protection of shareholder rights. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 1-22, DOI: 10.1111/corg.12484.
Conference presentations
- Alp, E. (2023) Impact of the Corporate Sustainability Performance on Financial Performance and the Institutional Shift Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Türkiye. In: ICGS 2023 CGIR Junior Scholar Consortium and Paper Development Workshop – held in Madrid, Spain on October 20, 2023.
- Alp, E. (2023) The Effect of Corporate Sustainability Activities of Financial Performance. In: 1. Conference of Economics and Society – held in Ankara, Türkiye on December 6-7, 2023.
- Alp, E. (2022) Shareholder activism, and organizational form. In: 19TH EIASM Workshop on Corporate Governance – held in Strasbourg, France on November 8-9, 2022.
- Alp, E., and Tanyeri A. B. (2021). Gender perceptions of investors and the valuation of family firms. In: RENT 2021 Conference – XXXV Research in Entrepreneurship Conference – held in Turku, Finland on November (17) 18-19, 2021.
- Alp, E. (2020). Value of Shareholder Voting Rights and Family Firm Related Mechanisms. In: 3rd AEM and TIM PHD Programs-Joint Paper Development Online Workshop, Bergamo on May 25-26, 2020.
Latest Articles from Ezgi
Top 15+ AI Financial Research Platforms for Investors
Despite thousands of available financial research tools, many investors struggle with fragmented data, time-consuming manual analysis, and limited predictive insights. AI financial research platforms use natural language processing and advanced analytics to cut research time from hours to minutes.
Top AI Document Generator Tools
AI document generators promise to create documents, presentations, and even websites from just a short prompt.
Agentic AI Finance Benchmark: FinRobot vs FinRL vs FinGPT
79% of executives report that their companies have started adopting AI agents, yet only 34% are currently using them in accounting and finance. We conduct a benchmark on 3 agentic AI finance tools tailored for financial workflows. Results suggest that This article presents benchmark results alongside use cases and implementation challenges.
Top 5 Network Security Policy Management Solutions
I have identified the top 5 NSPM solutions, multi-vendor and vendor-native tools, based on my & other users’ experiences and vendor features.
Pros & Cons of Top 6 RPA Alternatives to Consider
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a beneficial technology that can automate up to 70-80% of rules-based processes. However, ~40% of companies fail to reach their expectations of cost reduction after RPA implementation.
15 Procurement Case Studies & Lessons Learned
Effective procurement practices are necessary across all industries. By examining procurement case studies in various sectors, from non-profit to technology, healthcare, and beyond, we gain valuable insights into the impact of procurement solutions and best practices that can drive success in any industry.
Top 7 Open Source Sentiment Analysis Tools
Text analytics is estimated to exceed a global market value of US$ 56 billion by 2029. Sentiment analysis has gained worldwide momentum as one of the text analytics applications. Businesses that have not implemented sentiment analysis may feel an urge to find out the best tools and use cases for benefiting from this technology.
10 AI Procurement Use Cases & Case Studies
As the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are appreciated by a greater audience, the number of AI use cases in different industries expand daily. AI in the procurement sector is no different.
Top 14 AI Excel Tools Benchmarked
79% of companies claim to have already adopted AI agents, and two-thirds of those users say these agents have boosted productivity in measurable ways. We test and compare 14 AI Excel tools to see how they perform.
Sentiment Analysis Benchmark Testing: ChatGPT, Claude & DeepSeek
Achieving precise labeling of emotions and sentiments, as well as detecting irony, hatefulness, and offensiveness, remains a challenge, requiring further testing and refinement. We benchmark eight LLMs, Claude 3.5, Claude 3.7, Claude 4.5, ChatGPT 4.o, ChatGPT 4.5, ChatGPT 5.o, DeepSeek V3, and Grok 4, across five key sentiment-related tasks.
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