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Cybersecurity & AI Researcher | OSINT, ICS/SCADA Security, ML Modeling, Academic Writing & Data Analysis

Profile Summary

I am a PhD researcher in Cybersecurity and Applied AI, specializing in OSINT-driven threat analysis, critical infrastructure protection, and federated learning applications. My academic and research work focuses on securing ICS/SCADA networks, anomaly detection in power distribution systems, and designing memory-efficient machine learning models. I lead projects involving real-world smart grid test beds, combining tools like Nmap, Shodan, Suricata, and Tcpdump with AI techniques for threat simulation and detection. I also mentor undergraduate researchers, coordinate international collaborations, and contribute to scientific publications and conference presentations. My expertise includes: OSINT-based cybersecurity analysis ICS/SCADA simulation and protection Machine Learning (ML, MLP, NLP, ensemble models) Federated Learning and anomaly detection Scientific writing, LaTeX, research methodology I’m available to support with research methodology design, technical writing, model development, code-based experiments, and academic editing. I am passionate about turning complex ideas into well-structured, reproducible work.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Computer Science
• ☆ Computer Hardware
• ☆ Information Technology
• ☆ Database Management
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Social Network Analysis
• ☆ Algorithm Design
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Text Mining & Analytics
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Natural Language Processing
• ☆ Data Architecture
• ☆ Neural Networks
• ☆ Pattern Recognition
• ☆ Artificial Intelligence
• ☆ Deep Learning
• ☆ Computer Vision
• ☆ Data Security
• ☆ Cybersecurity
• ☆ Data Storage
• ☆ Computer Science Education
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Translation

Work Experience

Research Assitant

Kadir Has University

- Present

Doctoral Researcher

Center for Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Proctection

- Present

Education

Ms.C. (Information Technologies)

Işık University

- Present

PhD (Management Information Systems)

Kadir Has University

- Present

Bachelor (Management Information Systems)

Işık University

- Present

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Ecevit, MI, Feta, A, Creutzburg, R, Dağ, H(2025). EDUCATIONAL METAVERSE-CYBERSECURITY ASPECTS AND CHALLENGES. INTED2025 Proceedings. p. 2745--2752.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Uçar, Bilal Emir, Dağ, Hasan, Creutzburg, Reiner(2024). A Comprehensive Review of Open Source Intelligence in Intelligent Transportation Systems. 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE). p. 109--116.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Hasan Dağ, Reiner Creutzburg(2024). Comparing Deep Neural Networks and Machine Learning for Detecting Malicious Domain Name Registrations. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS). (doi: 10.1109/COINS61597.2024.10622643). p. pp--1.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Uçar, Bilal Emir, Creutzburg, Reiner, Dağ, Hasan(2024). Phishing website detection through multi-model analysis of html content. International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Computing. p. 171--184.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çukur, Zakire, İzgün, Muhammed Ali, Ain, Noor UI, Dag, Hasan(2024). Resource-Efficient Ensemble Learning for Edge IIoT Network Security Against OSINT-Based Attacks. 2024 9th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK). p. 778--783.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Dağ, Hasan, Creutzburg, Reiner(2024). SecureReg: Combining NLP and MLP for Enhanced Detection of Malicious Domain Name Registrations. 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET. p. 1--6.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Dağ, Hasan(2024). Transfer Learning for Phishing Detection: Screenshot-Based Website Classification. 2024 9th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK). p. 1--6.

Pervez, Muhammad Hasban, Ecevit, Mert Ilhan, Naqvi, Najiba Zainab, Creutzburg, Reiner, Dag, Hasan(2023). Towards Better Cyber Security Consciousness: The Ease and Danger of OSINT Tools in Exposing Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities. 2023 8th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK). p. 438--443.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çavur, Mahmut(2023). Reviewing and Reviving the GPS Applications on Indoor Positioning Techniques. V. International Halich Congress on Multidisciplinary Scientific Research. p. 1609--1624.

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Erdem, Zeki, Dağ, Hasan(2022). Reviewing the Effects of Spatial Features on Price Prediction for Real Estate Market: Istanbul Case. 2022 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (UBMK). p. 490--495.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Coşkun, Hasan, Cyrille, Tsafac Nkombong Regine, Hoxa, Tedi, Aydın, Mehmet Nafiz(2025). Accelerating IoV Intrusion Detection: Benchmarking GPU-Accelerated vs CPU-Based ML Libraries. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.01905.

Çolhak, Furkan, Ecevit, Mert Ilhan, Dag, Hasan, Creutzburg, Reiner(2024). SecureReg: A Combined Framework for Proactively Exposing Malicious Domain Name Registrations. CoRR.

Ecevit, Mert Ilhan, Pervez, Muhammad Hasban, Dag, Hasan, Creutzburg, Reiner(2024). The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the Electricity Sector: Balancing Utility and Responsibility. Electronic Imaging. 36. p. 1--13. Society for Imaging Science and Technology

Narasimhan, Pranesh Kumar, Bhosale, Chinmay, Pervez, Muhammad Hasban, Naqvi, Najiba Zainab, Ecevit, Mert Ilhan, Schwarz, Klaus, Creutzburg, Reiner(2023). Open-source Intelligence (OSINT) investigation in Facebook. Electronic Imaging. 35. p. 1--12. Society for Imaging Science and Technology

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Erel, Ezgi, others(2020). Akademisyenler Cevaplıyor/Yönetim Bilişim Sistemleri. I{\c{s}}{\i}k {\"U}niversitesi

Ecevit, Mert İlhan, Çolhak, Furkan, Dağ, Hasan, Creutzburg, ReinerICANN81 Techday.

SUPERVISED STUDENT PUBLICATION

Ecevit, Mert İlhan(2020). A theoretical comparison of ResNet and DenseNet architectures on the subject of shoreline extraction.