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Cem Dilmegani

Cem Dilmegani

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Cem has been the principal analyst at AIMultiple since 2017.

Cem's work at AIMultiple has been cited by leading global publications including Business Insider, Forbes, Morning Brew, and Washington Post, global firms like Deloitte and 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 enterprise AI and software.

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

Media, conference & other event presentations

Sources

  1. Why Microsoft, IBM, and Google Are Ramping up Efforts on AI Ethics, Business Insider.
  2. Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue artificial intelligence that’s smarter than we are, Washington Post.
  3. Empowering AI Leadership: AI C-Suite Toolkit, World Economic Forum.
  4. Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU, European Commission.
  5. EU’s €200 billion AI investment pushes cash into data centers, but chip market remains a challenge, IT Brew.
  6. Hypatos gets $11.8M for a deep learning approach to document processing, TechCrunch.
  7. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck AI startup Hypatos used to raise $11 million, Business Insider.

Latest Articles from Cem

Cybersecurity
Feature Comparison
Aug 26

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. If you are looking for a USB blocking software solution that can support…

Enterprise Software
Open World Evaluation
Aug 26

Best 9 Network Monitoring Tools in Windows

We tested network monitoring tools designed for Windows environments to evaluate their performance in real-world deployments. Our goal was to find solutions balancing reliability, usability, and deep integration with Microsoft systems. Protocol Support: Tools needed to handle multiple communication protocols: SNMP, TCP, ICMP, and IPMI. Compatibility: Each tool had to work smoothly with Windows Servers…

Cybersecurity
Feature Comparison
Aug 26

Top 14 Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDPS/IPS) Tools

At its core, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) monitor networks for threats, alert administrators, and prevent potential attacks. We listed the best commercial IDS/IPS tools and open source alternatives based on their categories, detection types, and pricing. These vendors provide a security package with enterprise-grade automation, ready-made dashboards, and out-of-the-box integration, along with an…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Aug 26

Top 5 ZTNA Open Source Components

ZTNA is replacing VPNs in many organizations as part of a broader move toward zero-trust security.27 ZTNA open-source tools offer a cost-effective way to authorize access at each layer, securing remote access to resources. Explore the top 5 ZTNA open source solutions: For businesses See also the key considerations for selecting a ZTNA solution, and…

Enterprise Software
Insight
Aug 25

Top 7 Open Source RPA Tools

Open source RPA (Robotic Process Automation) can still play an important role in the future of automation. Its main advantages are transparency, flexibility, and the absence of licensing costs. Below, we list six open-source RPA tool options and link to their source code. We compare seven open-source RPA tools on license, language, platform, and maintenance…

AI
Benchmark
Aug 25

Handwriting Recognition Benchmark with 14 LLMs & OCRs

OCR tools achieve over 99% accuracy on typed text in high-quality images. However, handwriting remains challenging due to variations in style, spacing, and irregularities. We introduce a cursive handwriting recognition benchmark with 100 handwriting samples written by our team to prevent overfitting. In this benchmark, GPT-5, Gemini 3 Pro Preview, and olmOCR-2-7B-1025-FP8 are the top-performing…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Aug 25

Top 10 Free PAM Solutions

There are no plug-and-play free PAM solutions for production environments. A few vendors offer free tools with PAM capabilities for low-scale deployments. Some, such as Devolutions Hub, also have paid business plans with approval workflows and reporting. See free tools based on their level of PAM support: Vault-based tools: For secure credential storage Infrastructure automation…

Enterprise Software
Feature Comparison
Aug 25

Top 7 Open Source RMM Software: Pros & Cons

IT teams and managed service providers (MSPs) need remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools to maintain infrastructure health, patch endpoints, respond to alerts, and manage devices at scale. While enterprise-grade closed-source RMM software suits large organizations with dedicated vendor support requirements, open-source options provide the same core functionality without licensing costs and with full access…

Enterprise Software
Open World Evaluation
Aug 24

Top 12 RMM Software Tested: Features and Pricing

We benchmarked the top 3 RMM platforms (NinjaOne, ManageEngine, and Acronis) by deploying them to seven servers across six AWS regions. We analyzed how they handle agent deployment and monitoring from scratch. See the detailed results of my remote monitoring and management benchmark. * We selected the most economical tier that provided all the core…

Cybersecurity
Open World Evaluation
Aug 24

Top 10 Endpoint Security Software

Endpoint security management software secures devices, computers, mobile phones, and servers against cyber threats. Organizations use these tools to prevent malware infections, block unauthorized access, and protect sensitive data across their networks. We analyzed the top endpoint security platforms across approximately 20 features. Here are the top 9 and their capabilities: See the definitions for…