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'''Mehmet Akcin''' is the Founder and CEO of [https://www.kapany.net Kapany Networks Inc]. He is also working as an advisor to the Group CEO of [https://www.turktelekomint.com Turk Telekom International] and member of the board of advisors for [http://www.seabornnetworks.com/ Seaborn Networks Inc]. He frequently attends [[ICANN Meetings]] and other Domain name industry events.
'''Mehmet Akcin''' born October 18, 1981) is the Founder and CEO of [https://www.kapany.net Kapany Networks Inc]. He is also working as an advisor to the Group CEO<ref name="Press Release">{{cite news |title=Press Release : Mehmet Akcin joins Turk Telekom International |url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3822155/mehmet-akcin-joins-t-rk-telekom-international |ref=Press Release}}</ref> of [https://www.turktelekomint.com Turk Telekom International] and member of the board of advisors <ref name="Board of Advisors">{{cite news |title=Press Release : Seaborn Networks appoint Mehmet Akcin to Board of Advisors |url=https://telecomtimes.com.au/2018/07/10/seaborn-networks-appoints-former-microsoft-exec-akcin-to-advisory-board/}}</ref> for [http://www.seabornnetworks.com/ Seaborn Networks Inc]. He frequently attends [[ICANN Meetings]] and other Domain name industry events.
Mehmet previously held executive roles in various Fortune 500 companies such as [https://www.yahoo.com Yahoo!] , [https://www.oath.com Verizon (Oath)] and [https://www.microsoft.com Microsoft]. Mehmet worked as Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure and Services Team in Yahoo!/Oath/Verizon from 2016 to 2018 before that he was the director of network planning and acquisitions in global network acquisition group at [[Microsoft]]. Mehmet also worked at ICANN as Manager of DNS Operations at [[ICANN]] and Chief Engineer from 2007 till 2013.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref>
Mehmet previously held executive roles in various Fortune 500 companies such as [https://www.yahoo.com Yahoo!] , [https://www.oath.com Verizon (Oath)] and [https://www.microsoft.com Microsoft]. Mehmet worked as Chief of Staff and Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure and Services Team in Yahoo!/Oath/Verizon from 2016 to 2018 before that he was the director of network planning and acquisitions in global network acquisition group at [[Microsoft]]. Mehmet also worked at ICANN as Manager of DNS Operations at [[ICANN]] and Chief Engineer from 2007 till 2013.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref>
Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 6 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names , Content Delivery Networks and Internet Security. <ref>Patents</ref> His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server , Windows 10 , Azure and other various Microsoft products.
Mehmet was of key global internet security improvement projects such [http://www.root-dnssec.org/ DNSSEC Signing of the Root Zone] and anycast expansion of [https://dns.icann.org L-Root DNS Server] from 1 location to 150+ locations to improve stability and resiliency of the internet.
==Patents==
Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 5 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names , Content Delivery Networks and Internet Security. <ref>Patents</ref> His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server , Windows 10 , Azure and other various Microsoft products.
Granted Patents
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/20180091549 Mitigation of computer network attacks]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/9894041 Secure domain name resolution in computer networks]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/9887956 Remote purge of dns cache]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/9819760 Method and system for accelerated on-premise content delivery]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/9769193 Advanced security for domain names]
Patents Applications in Review
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/20170171242 Defense against NXDomain Hijakcing]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/20170012930 Passive delegations and records]
==Education==
==Education==
Mehmet is currently attending Columbia University Executive Education on Technology Management, and is expected to graduate in 2021. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus and studied in [https://www.harvard.edu Harvard University] [https://pon.harvard.edu Program on Negotiation] executive education programs. He is fluent in Turkish, English, and proficient in Spanish.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref>
Mehmet is currently attending Columbia University Master of Science on Technology Management. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus and studied in [https://www.harvard.edu Harvard University] [https://pon.harvard.edu Program on Negotiation] executive education programs. Mehmet has also studied in Istanbul Technical University. He is fluent in Turkish, English, and proficient in Spanish.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref>
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