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
AI Code Review Tools Benchmark
With the increased use of AI coding tools, codebases have become more prone to vulnerabilities, which increased the need for effective code reviews.
Control-M for Enterprise Workload Automation
Control-M by BMC Software helps teams coordinate and automate data and application workflows across environments, including mainframes, the cloud, and hybrid systems. It gives users a single place to schedule jobs, track progress, and handle dependencies.
Top 12 RMM Software Tested: Features and Pricing
RMM software components keep business devices secure and efficient, thanks to features like patch management. 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.
Top 10 Managed File Transfer Software Tested: See the Best One
We explore 8 managed file transfer tools.
Tabular Models Benchmark: Performance Across 19 Datasets 2026
We benchmarked 7 widely used tabular learning models across 19 real-world datasets, covering ~260,000 samples and over 250 total features, with dataset sizes ranging from 435 to nearly 49,000 rows. Our goal was to understand top-performing model families for datasets of different sizes and structure (e.g. numeric vs.
Reproducible AI: Why it Matters & How to Improve it
Reproducibility is a fundamental aspect of scientific methods, enabling researchers to replicate an experiment or study and achieve consistent results using the same methodology. This principle is equally vital in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications, where the ability to reproduce outcomes ensures stable inference across model environments.
Top 30+ Cloud Cost Management Tools: Focus & Pricing
Cloud spending is one of the fastest-growing costs for modern businesses. However, more than 80% of organizations consider managing cloud costs their top challenge. We provide concise comparisons and actionable information to make evaluating and selecting the right cloud cost management tools faster and easier for your organization.
Compare Top 10 Alternatives to AutoSys in 2026
AutoSys users are increasingly seeking alternatives due to its reliance on command-line interfaces, rising costs, and uncertainty under Broadcom. We shortlisted top AutoSys alternatives and explained our selection rationale in the vendor’s sections and comparison tables. Use the links below to navigate directly.
AGI Benchmark: Can AI Generate Economic Value
AI will have its greatest impact when AI systems start to create economic value autonomously. We benchmarked whether frontier models can generate economic value. We prompted them to build a new digital application (e.g., website or mobile app) that can be monetized with a SaaS or advertising-based model.
Axway MFT: A Comprehensive Guide in 2026
Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions handle secure data movement between systems. Traditional protocols such as FTP and HTTP lack the security and compliance features that modern enterprises require. Axway is part of 74Software, formed through the combination of Axway and Sopra Banking Software, serving over 11,000 companies globally, including 1,500+ financial service customers.
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