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
40 IoT Applications & Use Cases
Worldwide annual revenue on IoT in 2033 is expected to be $934B. IoT enables a myriad of different business applications. Knowing those IoT examples and use cases can help businesses integrate IoT technologies into their future investment decisions.
AI Firewall vs NGFWs: Detailed Analysis
A threat hunt is estimated to take 194 days to identify an advanced persistent threat (APT), according to cyber security stats. To improve the threat detection and prevention process, businesses are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence-based security solutions, leading to the AI in the cybersecurity market being projected to reach approximately $45 billion by 2027.
Top 3 Open Source Firewall Audit Tools Compared
Open-source firewall audit tools enable IT teams to assess whether their firewalls are properly configured without incurring high costs. However, mid-market and enterprise companies may explore closed-source firewall audit software for more comprehensive solutions.
Top 10 AI Word Writing Tools: Reviewed & Tested
Generative AI tools are now widely used to address everyday business challenges. 68% of managers recommend generative AI tools to support their teams in the US, and 86% report that these tools were effective in solving real work problems.
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.
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.
Top 5 NGFW Use Cases with Case Studies in 2026
The market for next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) is rapidly expanding, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of ~11% between 2023 and 2028, increasing from $5 billion to $8.6 billion. As organizations seek advanced security solutions to combat evolving cyber threats, NGFWs are becoming essential.
Top AI Financial Research Platforms for Investors
Investors face a crowded landscape of financial research tools, but many still struggle with fragmented data, time-consuming manual analysis, and limited predictive insights. AI financial research platforms are filling these gaps by combining automation, natural language processing, and advanced analytics to deliver faster, deeper, and more actionable intelligence.
Analysis of Top 7+ Open Source Firewall Management Tools
It is crucial for businesses to prioritize robust network security to mitigate the substantial costs associated with data breaches, averaging over $4 million globally, according to cybersecurity statistics. To safeguard the firewall security and integrity of their sensitive data, businesses rely on firewall security management services.
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