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Ezgi Arslan, PhD.

Ezgi Arslan, PhD.

Industry Analyst
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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 E. and Tanyeri-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

Latest Articles from Ezgi

Enterprise SoftwareNov 19

Top IoT Cloud Benefits, Challenges & Platforms in 2026

In an IoT ecosystem, devices communicate effortlessly through the cloud. This is much simpler than using traditional, physical servers tucked away in an office. The cloud is popular for handling IoT data because it’s easy to access, can grow fast (scalable), and helps recover data after disasters.

AINov 19

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): Tips & Best Practices

With ~60% of Google searches in 2024 resulting in zero clicks, users are getting used to receiving answers without going to sources. Answers engines like Perplexity.ai that provide answers rather than links, are growing in popularity.

CybersecurityNov 18

Key Components of Firewall Compliance: Guidance in 2026

Cyber attacks are projected to cost nearly $10 trillion globally in 2024 and data breaches average $5 million each. These highlight the importance of the compliance to industry-specific security policies to strengthen cyber security.

Enterprise SoftwareNov 13

Top 12+ Successful Sustainability Case Studies in 2026

During my academic research on corporate sustainability efforts, I realize that environmental and social practices have a significant impact on the long-term success of businesses. Some businesses outperform others in this area, giving them a competitive advantage. See 13 sustainability case studies to incorporate sustainability strategies into corporate actions:  1.

Agentic AINov 12

Agentic Payments & Commerce: Tools, Use Cases & Benefits

Agentic AI is moving from a concept to a critical piece of modern infrastructure. This transformation is massive: the Agentic AI industry is estimated to reach $155B by 2030.

Enterprise SoftwareNov 11

40 IoT Applications & Use Cases with Real-Life Examples

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.

CybersecurityNov 10

Top 10 Network Planning Tools: Key features & Benefits

Network planning tools help businesses optimize performance, manage resources efficiently, and ensure scalable, reliable network designs for growth and stability.

CybersecurityNov 7

Top 10 Network Security Policy Management Solutions ['26]

I have identified the top 10 NSPM solutions based on my & other users’ experiences and vendor features.

CybersecurityNov 7

Top Firewall Management Tools: Analysis & Comparison

As the CISO of an enterprise managing firewalls from multiple vendors, I have seen that a unified firewall management tool is essential to streamline configuration & ensure compliance and reduce the complexity & work load. I have compiled the top 12 solutions.

CybersecurityNov 6

Top +10 ZTNA Solutions in 2026: Ratings, Size & Pricing

With around 22 million U.S. adults (~14% of the total employed population) working from home full-time, secure remote access is critical. Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) solutions address this need by ensuring only authenticated and authorized users have access to sensitive resources.