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
Top 10 Microsegmentation Tools in 2026
Microsegmentation divides networks into controlled segments, limiting the spread of breaches. When TeamViewer was attacked, its segmented network stopped attackers from reaching customer systems. According to AlgoSec’s 2026 State of Network Security Report, 90% of organizations have adopted some form of segmentation, but only 35% have implemented microsegmentation broadly across their networks.
Top 5 Open Source Database Monitoring Tools
Commercial database monitoring tools often promise polished interfaces and dedicated enterprise support. Open-source solutions are increasingly chosen for their transparency, cost-effectiveness, community-driven development, and flexibility.
Analysis of Top 4 Open Source NGFWs Based on Features
Teams using NGFWs, AI-driven security, and automation save ~$2M more than those using traditional tools. See open source NGFW as a cost-effective network security solution for comprehensive security: Top 4 open source NGFW comparison Table 1. Key features For details of key features of open source NGFW and their importance, check the ngfw features.
Agentic CLI Tools: Codex vs Claude Code
Agentic CLI tools are AI coding tools that can create and delete files, run commands, plan, and execute the coding of the entire project.
Top 15 IT Service Management Tools
We evaluated the top 15 IT service management tools based on user experience, performance, and feature set. Explore our findings to see how these leading solutions differ in areas including AI features, communication integrations, DevOps, monitoring & security connections, and deployment options.
Why Cybersecurity in Sports Is More Important Than Ever
At least 70% of sports organizations have experienced cyber incidents or breaches. With cybercriminals targeting: We explore the unique cybersecurity risks facing the sports industry and examine the strategies sports organizations can employ to protect themselves and their stakeholders from cyber threats.
Top 10 Free USB Blocking Software
Data loss prevention software uses USB blocking to prevent data breaches by blocking data exfiltration via USB drives and other removable storage devices. Control over peripheral devices, such as USBs, includes whitelisting and blacklisting, authorizing read-only access, and enforcing predefined policy rules.
40+ Agentic AI Use Cases with Real-life Examples
Autonomous generative AI agents execute complex tasks with little or no human supervision. Agentic AI differs from chatbots and co-pilots. Unlike traditional AI, particularly generative AI, which often requires human intervention in complex workflows, agentic AI aims to autonomously navigate and optimize processes thanks to its decision-making capabilities and goal-directed behavior.
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.
Top 14 Intrusion Detection and Prevention Tools in 2026
At its core, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) monitor networks for threats, alert administrators, and prevent potential attacks. We previously explained real-life use cases of AI IPS solutions.
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