Ercan O. is a skilled researcher and software engineer with diverse experience in high-profile technology companies. Ercan began with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and a Minor in Mathematics from TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi, followed by a Master's degree and a PhD in Computer Science from UC Irvine. Ercan's professional journey includes positions as a Software Engineer Intern at Facebook and Google, a Summer Intern at Yahoo! Inc., and a Research Intern at Microsoft. Currently, Ercan serves as a Research Scientist at both WhatsApp and Meta, focusing on privacy-related projects. Ercan also contributed to the development of a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Key-Value Storage system during the internship at Yahoo, showcasing strong expertise in software development and research applications.