Cem Dilmegani
Cem's work at AIMultiple has been cited by leading global publications including Business Insider, Forbes, Morning Brew, Washington Post, global firms like HPE, NGOs like World Economic Forum and supranational organizations like European Commission. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]
Professional experience & achievements
Throughout his career, Cem served as a tech consultant, tech buyer and tech entrepreneur. He advised enterprises on their technology decisions at McKinsey & Company and Altman Solon for more than a decade. He also published a McKinsey report on digitalization.He led technology strategy and procurement of a telco while reporting to the CEO. He has also led commercial growth of deep tech company Hypatos that reached a 7 digit annual recurring revenue and a 9 digit valuation from 0 within 2 years. Cem's work in Hypatos was covered by leading technology publications like TechCrunch and Business Insider. [6], [7]
Research interests
Cem's work focuses on how enterprises can leverage new technologies in AI, agentic AI, cybersecurity (including network security, application security) and data including web data.Cem's hands-on enterprise software experience contributes to his work. Other AIMultiple industry analysts and the tech team support Cem in designing, running and evaluating benchmarks.
Education
He graduated as a computer engineer from Bogazici University in 2007. During his engineering degree, he studied machine learning at a time when it was commonly called "data mining" and most neural networks had a few hidden layers.He holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School in 2012.
Cem is fluent in English and Turkish. He is at an advanced level in German and beginner level in French.
External publications
- Cem Dilmegani, Post-AI Banking: Millions of jobs at risk as banks automate their core functions. International Banker.
- Cem Dilmegani, Bengi Korkmaz, and Martin Lundqvist (December 1, 2014).Public-sector digitization: The trillion-dollar challenge, McKinsey & Company.
Media, conference & other event presentations
- Answers to Korea24's questions on job loss due to AI, Korea24
- Real Estate and Technology, presented by Hofstra University’s Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies and the Frank G. Zarb School of Business in 2023 and 2024.
- Radar AI session (June 22, 2023): "Increasing Data Science Impact with ChatGPT".
- Generative AI Atlanta meetup: Generative AI for Enterprise Technology.
Sources
- Why Microsoft, IBM, and Google Are Ramping up Efforts on AI Ethics, Business Insider.
- Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue artificial intelligence that’s smarter than we are, Washington Post.
- Empowering AI Leadership: AI C-Suite Toolkit, World Economic Forum.
- Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU, European Commission.
- EU’s €200 billion AI investment pushes cash into data centers, but chip market remains a challenge, IT Brew.
- Hypatos gets $11.8M for a deep learning approach to document processing, TechCrunch.
- We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck AI startup Hypatos used to raise $11 million, Business Insider.
Latest Articles from Cem
IT Documentation Benchmark & Review
We evaluated the leading IT documentation platforms to assess their performance, features, and usability. Our benchmark measured document creation workflows, editor capabilities, search accuracy, and relationship management across real-world scenarios, including error code searches, PDF content indexing, and command syntax preservation. Benchmark findings *NinjaOne auto-saves drafts but doesn’t display them separately.
Large Language Model Training
While using existing LLMs in enterprise workflows is table stakes, leading enterprises are building their custom models. However, building custom models can cost millions and require investing in an internal AI team.
Wu Dao 3.0 in 2026: China's Version of GPT-5
When the US cut off China’s access to advanced chips, the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence faced a choice: complain about restrictions or work around them. They picked the second option. Wu Dao 3.0, launched in July 2023, throws out the playbook. No massive trillion-parameter models competing for headlines.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ): Examples & Architecture
A Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) network is a subnetwork containing an organization’s publicly accessible services. It serves as an exposed point to an untrusted network, often the Internet. DMZs are used across various environments, from home routers to enterprise networks, to isolate public-facing services and protect internal systems.
Enterprise Generative AI: 10+ Use Cases & Best Practices
Generative AI (GenAI) presents novel opportunities for enterprises compared to middle-market companies or startups including: However, generative AI brings challenges unique to large organizations. For example: Explore our practical enterprise AI use cases to learn how large companies can build, deploy, and govern their own generative AI models effectively.
10 Procurement Case Studies & Lessons Learned
Effective procurement practices are necessary across all industries. By examining procurement case studies in various sectors, from non-profit to technology, healthcare, and beyond, we gain valuable insights into the impact of procurement solutions and best practices that can drive success in any industry.
Top 7+ Hybrid Cloud Job Schedulers in 2026
Enterprises should leverage both the cloud and on‑premises systems to meet diverse data-storage and compute requirements. AIMultiple presents seven workload automation solutions for cloud automation, each distinguished by their specific functionalities and benefits. Follow the links on the vendors for our rationale. *Ratings are based on B2B user review platforms.
AI Adoption in Manufacturing: Insights from 100 Companies
Our analysis of the top 100 manufacturing companies by revenue from the Forbes Global 2000, spanning automotive, industrial equipment, chemicals, consumer electronics, and more across 15 countries, reveals two clear patterns in how manufacturers approach artificial intelligence. We evaluated three key metrics across all 100 companies: AI partnerships, open-source contributions, and AI initiative outputs.
AI IPS: 6 Real-life Use Cases & Leading Tools
AI intrusion prevention systems (IPS) use machine learning algorithms and behavioral analytics to detect and prevent several cyber threats. These systems integrate AI with traditional IPS technologies, improving their ability to detect and mitigate attacks in real time. AI IPS can: 1.
7 Ways SAP Job Scheduling Optimizes IT Operations
Enterprise automation plays a key role in business digitalization. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including SAP, the largest ERP by sales, are at the center of most enterprises’ businesses and are involved in numerous processes.
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