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'''Mehmet Akcin''' is the DNS Evangelist at [[Microsoft]]. He frequently attends [[ICANN Meetings]].


He was previously the Manager of DNS Operations at [[ICANN]]. He began working for ICANN in 2006 as a Network Engineer.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> Mehmet is also a Referee with the United States Soccer Federation.
'''Mehmet Akcin''' is the Founder and CEO of [https://www.edgeuno.com EdgeUno] and very active in Internet governance.


From October 2010 until October 2011, Akcin served as the Chairman of [[TRNOG]], the Turkish Network Operators Group, and from May 2009 until July 2011 he was on the Program Committee for [[MENOG]], the Middle Eastern Network Operators Group.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref> He attends [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN]], [[NANOG]], [[ARIN]], [[RIPE]], [[CIF]], [[IETF]], [[APRICOT]], and [[NZNOG]] meetings.<ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mehmet-Akcin NationMaster.com]</ref>
== Career ==
Before his current position, Mehmet 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 Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure and Services Team in Yahoo! (now Verizon Media) from 2016 to 2018 responsible for global network planning and procurement. Before that, he was a director of network planning and acquisitions in the global network acquisition group at [[Microsoft]] responsible for Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure build-out together with other senior members of the industry.


==Career History==
== ICANN Involvement and Internet Governance ==
Prior to joining ICANN, Akcin worked against much resistance to found [[IX.PR]], the first [[Internet Exchange Point]] in the Caribbean. Dr. [[Oscar Moreno]], Director and Founder of [[Gauss Research Laboratory]], assisted him with the project and has since taken it over. At the time, Mehmet was also working as Senior Network Engineer for [[NIC.PR]] (July 2005 – June 2006), as Senior Systems and Network Engineer at pharmaceutical company CIQA Inc. (March 2002 – June 2006), and as IT Advisor to the Dean of College of Natural Sciences and the Executive Director of Academic and Administrative Technology at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (June 2004 – March 2006). He has also been a System Engineer with [[Geneva.CH]]'s Undernet IRC Network (August 2001 – May 2005), a project created by CERN to help students researching [[DDoS]] attacks figure out how to stop them. Akcin moved to Puerto Rico from Turkey in 2002. in Turkey, he worked as a System Engineer and Radio Programmer for Radio Klas, 98.7, hosting the first Turkish radio show about the Internet and Technology (May 1999 – July 2000), and before that, he assisted with the setup and administration of the first linux servers at Istanbul Technical University and Marmara University. He has been working with the Internet in various capacities since 1995, and is considered on of Turkey's Internet Pioneers.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mehmet-Akcin NationMaster.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref>
Mehmet also worked at ICANN as Manager of [[DNS]] Operations at [[ICANN]] and Chief Engineer from 2007 to 2013.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> Mehmet frequently attends Internet infrastructure meetings, peering fora, security meetings, [[ICANN Meetings]], and other industry events to speak about various Internet technologies, such as submarine cables.
 
Mehmet has been part of key global Internet security improvement projects, such as [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, that have improved the stability and resiliency of the Internet. In addition, Mehmet has 7 patents on Content Delivery Networks ([[CDN]]<nowiki/>s), Network Security, and Domain name system.
 
==Patents==
 
Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 7 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names, Content Delivery Networks, and Internet Security. <ref>[https://patents.justia.com/inventor/mehmet-akcin Patents]</ref> His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server,  Windows 1,  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 The 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]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/20170171242 Defense against NXDomain Hijacking]
# [https://patents.justia.com/patent/20170012930 Passive delegations and records]


==Education==
==Education==
Mehmet is currently attending UCLA to study Information Technology Management, and is expected to graduate in 2016. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus and studied Engineering at Istanbul Technical University from 1998 – 2002. He is fluent in Turkish, English, and proficient in Spanish.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref>
Mehmet received his M.S. degree from [https://www.columbia.edu/ Columbia University in the City of New York]. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from [https://www.inter.edu 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 at Istanbul Technical University. He is fluent in Turkish, English and proficient in Spanish.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet LinkedIn]</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 1 June 2021
Country: USA
Email: edgeuno.com
Website:

   http://www.edgeuno.com

LinkedIn:    Mehmet Akcin
Twitter:    @mhm7kcn
Formerly a member
of the ICANN Staff


Featured in the ICANN 50 - London playing card deck

Mehmet Akcin is the Founder and CEO of EdgeUno and very active in Internet governance.

Career

Before his current position, Mehmet held executive roles in various Fortune 500 companies such as Yahoo!, Verizon (Oath), and Microsoft. Mehmet worked as Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure and Services Team in Yahoo! (now Verizon Media) from 2016 to 2018 responsible for global network planning and procurement. Before that, he was a director of network planning and acquisitions in the global network acquisition group at Microsoft responsible for Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure build-out together with other senior members of the industry.

ICANN Involvement and Internet Governance

Mehmet also worked at ICANN as Manager of DNS Operations at ICANN and Chief Engineer from 2007 to 2013.[1] Mehmet frequently attends Internet infrastructure meetings, peering fora, security meetings, ICANN Meetings, and other industry events to speak about various Internet technologies, such as submarine cables.

Mehmet has been part of key global Internet security improvement projects, such as DNSSEC Signing of the Root Zone and anycast expansion of L-Root DNS Server from 1 location to 150+ locations, that have improved the stability and resiliency of the Internet. In addition, Mehmet has 7 patents on Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), Network Security, and Domain name system.

Patents

Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 7 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names, Content Delivery Networks, and Internet Security. [2] His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 1, Azure, and other various Microsoft products.

Granted Patents

  1. Mitigation of computer network attacks
  2. Secure domain name resolution in computer networks
  3. The remote purge of DNS Cache
  4. Method and system for accelerated on-premise content delivery
  5. Advanced security for domain names
  6. Defense against NXDomain Hijacking
  7. Passive delegations and records

Education

Mehmet received his M.S. degree from Columbia University in the City of New York. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus and studied in Harvard University Program on Negotiation executive education programs. Mehmet has also studied at Istanbul Technical University. He is fluent in Turkish, English and proficient in Spanish.[3]

References

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