Malek Malkawi
Founder and CEO Cyber RDI Engineer Academician
Leading Secure Technology Innovation
Who is Malek Malkawi?
Entrepreneur and innovation leader, and academic working in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and secure technologies. He is the Founder of XtremeLab.Co, the Founding Director of the Intelligent Secure Technologies Research Lab (ISTRL), and Founder CEO of NexRacon. He also serves as a Lecturer at Istanbul Medipol University, a Cisco Certified Trainer, and an advisor in cybersecurity and innovation-driven technology development. His work focuses on bridging academia, industry, and entrepreneurship to advance secure digital transformation and emerging technologies.
Work Area
Founder & Executive
XtremeLab.Co Open-Innovation Ecosystem connecting startups, industry and academia.
Founder & CEO
NexRacon (AI-Powered Cybersecuity Workflow Automation)
Director of Research Lab
Academic Faculty
at Istanbul Medipol University
Cisco Networking Academy
Instructor and Aligned Training Leadership
IEEE Professional Member
ASONAM International Conference Leadership
Leadership Across
Secure Technology Domains
Malek operates at the intersection of strategy, engineering, and execution turning security research into deployable, measurable capability.
Research & Innovation
Applied cybersecurity research shaping secure methodologies, systems, and intellectual property.
Security Engineering
Design and delivery of scalable security automation, vulnerability intelligence, and operational defense systems.
Entrepreneurship
Founder-led ventures and programs connecting academia, startups, and industry around secure technology innovation.
Impact Highlights
10
+
International Patent Application
15
+
Research Papers
30
+
Advisor of Grad & Undergrad Students
6
+
Business Development Advisory
2
Inospark Presidential 2nd rank
2
%
Top 2% winners in Patentle Türkiye (TEKNOFEST 2025)
How to Work Together
Engagements are designed around impact and delivered through three complementary pathways