Ümit Cali

Professor Umit Cali is a distinguished technology researcher with more than 20 years of global experience in IT law, energy systems, blockchain, and data science. His career includes impactful roles such as Network Engineer at IBM International, Senior Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute, and CTO for KREEN Renewables GmbH. Currently, he is a Professor and Chair in digital engineering at the University of York and a Part-Time Professor of energy informatics at NTNU. Umit pioneered merging...See more

Professor Umit Cali is a distinguished technology researcher with more than 20 years of global experience in IT law, energy systems, blockchain, and data science. His career includes impactful roles such as Network Engineer at IBM International, Senior Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute, and CTO for KREEN Renewables GmbH. Currently, he is a Professor and Chair in digital engineering at the University of York and a Part-Time Professor of energy informatics at NTNU. Umit pioneered merging technology with social systems, notably in artificial intelligence, digital privacy, cyber law, and blockchain. He led IEEE groups on these fronts and founded startups in the United States and Switzerland focusing on digital solutions for the energy sector. He holds three patents, has authored books on digital energy sector transformation, and is enhancing his expertise with an LLM in digital law at the University of Go]ttingen, expected by May 2024. His journey began with an Electrical Engineering degree from Yildiz Technical University and a PhD from the University of Kassel in Germany. See less