Scholar
Umit Cali
Google Scholar ID: UPEVBo4AAAAJ
University of York, Professor of Digital Engineering for Future Technologies
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,368
H-index
31
i10-index
74
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Senior Member, IEEE; Chair of the IEEE Energy and Blockchain Technical Community; Chair of the IEEE Digital Privacy (Energy) Sub-committee; Vice-Chair of the IEEE Blockchain in Energy Standards Working Group (P2418.5).
Research Experience
- Umit has been employed in both academia and industry on a global scale throughout his career. At IBM International in Istanbul, Turkey, he worked as a Communication and Network Engineer and Project Manager, and later, he became a Senior Researcher in Energy Informatics and Economics at the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. As a result of his extensive knowledge and expertise in the field, he has been promoted to various advanced positions, including Chief Technology Officer at KREEN Renewables GmbH and Manager of Wind Energy Projects / Strategic Planning Division for the Board of Management responsible for future techno-economic scenarios and emerging technologies at EnBW in Germany. Umit co-founded multiple high-tech startup firms in the United States and Switzerland.
Education
- He began his academic path with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey, in the year 2000. His desire to learn pushed him to pursue further education, and he eventually graduated with master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Germany's University of Kassel in 2005 and 2010, respectively.
Background
- Professor Umit Cali's research field stands at the intersection of cutting-edge digital technologies and innovation with modern social systems. Umit holds a Chair / Professor in Digital Engineering for Future Technologies at the University of York and a part-time professorship in Energy Informatics at NTNU in Norway. His experience is in leading research efforts focusing on the nexus of cyber-physical-social systems (CPSS), digital engineering, and energy informatics, which incorporates artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, digital twins, and cyber law. His diverse skill set enables him to investigate technical and non-technology elements of his study topics, supporting innovation while stressing responsibility and digital ethics.
Miscellany
- Areas of Expertise: Digital Engineering, Digitalization, Cyber-physical-social systems, Cyber Law, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Digital Twins, Energy Informatics.
Co-authors