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'''Mehmet Akcin''' | '''Mehmet Akcin''' is the Principal Consultant of [https://www.kapany.net Kapany Networks], Founder of I[https://www.infrapedia.com nfrapedia], and Co-founder of [https://www.edgeuno.com EdgeUno]. He 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 Senior Director of Global Network Infrastructure and Services Team in Yahoo! (now Verizon Media) from 2016 to 2018 responsible 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 Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure build-out together with other senior members of the industry. 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 frequently attends Internet Infrastructure Meetings, S Peering Forums,ecurity Meetings, [[ICANN Meetings]], and other idnustry events to speak about various internet technologies such as submarine cables. | ||
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. In additon to that Mehmet has 7 granted patents on Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) , Network Security and Domain name system. | |||
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== | ==Patents== | ||
Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 6 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names , Content Delivery | Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 6 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names , Content Delivery Network,s and Internet Security. <ref>Patents</ref> His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server , Windows 1 , Azure and other various Microsoft products. | ||
Granted Patents | Granted Patents | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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 | Mehmet is currently attending [https://www.columbia.edu Columbia University Master of Science on Technology Management]. 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== | ==References== | ||
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Mehmet Akcin is the Principal Consultant of Kapany Networks, Founder of Infrapedia, and Co-founder of EdgeUno. He previously 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 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 Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure build-out together with other senior members of the industry. Mehmet also worked at ICANN as Manager of DNS Operations at ICANN and Chief Engineer from 2007 till 2013.[1] Mehmet frequently attends Internet Infrastructure Meetings, S Peering Forums,ecurity Meetings, ICANN Meetings, and other idnustry events to speak about various internet technologies such as submarine cables.
Mehmet was of key global internet security improvement projects such DNSSEC Signing of the Root Zone and anycast expansion of L-Root DNS Server from 1 location to 150+ locations to improve stability and resiliency of the internet. In additon to that Mehmet has 7 granted patents on Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) , Network Security and Domain name system.
Patents
Mehmet is a distinguished inventor with 6 granted patents to his name in the areas of Domain Names , Content Delivery Network,s and Internet Security. [2] His innovations are commonly used inside Microsoft Windows Server , Windows 1 , Azure and other various Microsoft products.
Granted Patents
- Mitigation of computer network attacks
- Secure domain name resolution in computer networks
- The remote purge of DNS Cache
- Method and system for accelerated on-premise content delivery
- Advanced security for domain names
- Defense against NXDomain Hijacking
- Passive delegations and records
Education
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 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
- ↑ ICANN Staff Bio
- ↑ Patents