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 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
- 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
- Hosted on American Variety Radio, answering Court Lewis' questions on AGI on April 25th, 2026.
- Answered Korea24's questions on job loss due to AI on November 5th, 2025. Recording available on: 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 5 SAP Job Scheduler Alternatives in 2026
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Top 5 ZTNA Open Source Components
ZTNA is replacing VPNs in many organizations as part of a broader move toward zero-trust security.3 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 Without a network security budget, these tools provide an accessible ZTNA…
Text-to-SQL: Comparison of LLM Accuracy
I have relied on SQL for data analysis for 18 years, beginning in my days as a consultant. Translating natural-language questions into SQL makes data more accessible, allowing anyone, even those without technical skills, to work directly with databases. We used our text-to-SQL benchmark methodology on 35+ large language models (LLMs) to assess their performance…
Recommendation Systems: Applications and Examples
We examined the main types of recommendation systems, key concepts, and real-world applications, and benchmarked LightFM, Cornac BPR, and TensorFlow Recommenders using AUC, Precision@10, and Recall@10. Best Python libraries for recommendation systems These libraries implement machine learning algorithms to process training data and generate personalized recommendations using collaborative or content-based filtering techniques. Additionally, these libraries…
Ninjaone Review: 15 Capabilities for Enterprise IT
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VPN Benchmark of Top 5 VPN Providers
We tested six leading consumer VPN services, measuring throughput against a clean baseline, packet drops over 15 minutes per provider, CPU and RAM use on macOS, and VPN connection behavior under load. Our test on VPN providers show that best VPN services change based on different needs. Key findings on VPN benchmark We combined the…
Top 20+ Agentic RAG Frameworks
Agentic RAG enhances traditional RAG by boosting LLM performance and enabling greater specialization. We conducted a benchmark to assess its performance on routing between multiple databases and generating queries. Explore agentic RAG frameworks and libraries, key differences from standard RAG, benefits, and challenges to unlock their full potential. Agentic RAG benchmark: multi-database routing and query…
LLM Latency Benchmark by Use Cases in 2026
The effectiveness of large language models (LLMs) is determined not only by their accuracy and capabilities but also by the speed at which they engage with users. We benchmarked the performance of leading language models across various use cases, measuring their response times to user input. We focused on two key metrics: First Token Latency,…
Compare Large Vision Models: GPT-4o vs YOLOv8n
Large vision models (LVMs) can automate and improve visual tasks such as defect detection, medical diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. We benchmarked three object detection models: YOLOv8n, DETR, and GPT-4o Vision, across 1,000 images each, measuring metrics such as mAP@0.5, inference speed, FLOPs, and parameter count. To ensure a fair comparison, all images were resized to…
Top 20 Sustainability AI Applications & Examples
By applying generative AI to logistics optimization, demand forecasting, and waste reduction, companies can reduce emissions across their operations beyond the AI systems themselves. Discover sustainability AI applications with real-world examples that leverage AI to build a smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable future. What do researchers say about sustainability and AI? SourceConceptsDetails Artificial Intelligence…
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