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
Analysis of Top 4 Open Source NGFWs Based on Features
Teams using NGFWs, AI-driven security, and automation save ~$2M more than those using traditional tools. See open source NGFW as a cost-effective network security solution for comprehensive security: Table 1. Key features For details of key features of open source NGFW and their importance, check the ngfw features. Table 2. Market presence *Based on data…
Compare 10 Open Source MFA Tools
We compared 10 free and open-source MFA tools across their authentication protocols, MFA methods, deployment options, and most recent releases. When starting your free and open source multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementation, consider: All tools (except LDAP) support hardware tokens (e.g., YubiKey) and the FIDO2 / WebAuthN passwordless authentication protocol. FIDO2 does not use shared secrets,…
Top 7 MOVEit Alternatives
We reviewed the leading alternatives to MOVEit in the secure file transfer market, looking at protocol support, verified product capabilities, and user reviews. * Ratings are based on Capterra, Gartner, and G2. The vendors are listed according to their reviews. ** The number of the workforce is gathered from the companies’ LinkedIn pages. For the…
Top 12 Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) Software
Endpoint privilege management (EPM) is the practice of removing standing local administrative rights from endpoint users and replacing them with temporary, policy-based elevation for specific applications and tasks. This approach addresses the ransomware and lateral-movement risks associated with over-privileged accounts. We summarize 12 endpoint privilege management solutions with features and pricing. Products are in alphabetical…
Computer Use Agents: Benchmark & Architecture
Computer-use agents operate real desktops and web apps. Their designs, limits, and trade-offs are often unclear. We break down how leading systems work, how they learn, and how their architectures differ. We also reference a focused UI-grounding benchmark on 100 desktop screenshots, across 4 task types and 5 runs per sample. It isolates the quality…
Top 5 Cyber Threat Intelligence Services Benchmarked
We ran hands-on proofs of concept on 5 cyber threat intelligence services, scoring each against the same 33 criteria across 8 categories, using a shared probe set of historical IOCs, 6 threat actors, and 4 exploited CVEs. The most counterintuitive result is that free AlienVault OTX matched CrowdStrike, the priciest platform here, on automation. See…
Top 10+ ZTNA Solutions: Ratings, Size & Pricing
With around 22 million U.S. adults (~14% of the total employed population) working from home full-time,52 secure remote access is critical. Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) solutions address this need by ensuring that only authenticated, authorized users have access to sensitive resources. The ZTNA market is now valued at ~$30B in 2026 and is projected to…
Key Components of Firewall Compliance: Guidance
Cyber attacks are projected to cost nearly $16 trillion globally in 2029.65 These highlight the importance of the compliance to industry-specific security policies to strengthen cyber security. Firewall compliance with industry standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST, SOX, and NERC CIP ensures that organizations meet regulatory requirements and mitigate the risk of cyber incidents. Explore…
Analysis of Top 5 Firewall Change Management Software
As the Chief Technology Officer (CISO) of a rapidly-growing organization, I oversee a growing network footprint. To manage the risks associated with firewall configuration changes, I reviewed the leading firewall change management software: Feature comparison Features summary: Customized reporting: Generates tailored data visualizations and compliance audits based on specific security metrics and organizational needs. It…
Building Personal AI Agents + 18 Agent Platforms and Tools
We spent two days experimenting with real-world demos and tools to build personal AI assistants that can handle your tasks, such as scheduling meetings, managing notes, or sorting through emails. We will dive into three main approaches to building and using personal AI assistants, with real-world examples for each: No-code automation tools, such as n8n,…
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