Ayhan Yalçinsoy is a Ph.D.-educated cyber security analyst and instructor based in Ankara with 16 years of professional experience bridging IT, education, and military service. He combines hands-on Blue Team SOC shifts and threat hunting with deep knowledge of frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain and NIST, and practical skills in SIEM, packet and malware analysis using tools such as Splunk, QRadar, Wireshark and Kali. Beyond security operations, Ayhan contributes to open-source projects—localizing the popular lxqt/qterminal for Turkish users and enhancing Collabora Online with front-end fixes and a new Calc "recalculate" command—demonstrating both technical breadth and attention to usability. His background in business (MBA and Ph.D.) and Management Information Systems enables him to translate security requirements into risk-balanced, business-aligned solutions. He’s also an active translator for The Document Foundation, reflecting a long-standing commitment to accessible software and international collaboration. Practical, disciplined, and classroom-tested, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, operational SOC experience, and open-source collaboration.
16 years of coding experience
Doktora (Dr.) Business, Doktora (Dr.) Business at Dicle University
Lisans Derecesi Management Information Systems, Lisans Derecesi Management Information Systems at Anadolu University
Contributions summary:Ayhan primarily focused on adding and updating Turkish language translations for the QTerminal application. Their contributions include creating a Turkish translation file, updating it with new strings, and incorporating changes from the Weblate translation platform. The user consistently updated the translation file, ensuring the Turkish localization was up-to-date and complete, contributing to the accessibility of QTerminal for Turkish-speaking users.
Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. This is also the source for the Collabora Office apps for iOS and Android.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:42 commits, 14 PRs, 8 comments in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ayhan primarily focused on front-end development within the Collabora Online project. They addressed eslint conformance issues, specifically removing unnecessary escape sequences. The user also modified various Javascript files to address and fix issues. Additionally, they introduced a new "recalculate" command for Calc.
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Ayhan Yalçinsoy - Ph.D. (Dr.) at Serbest Araştırmacı