Gartner Expert

Pieter J. den Hamer

VP Analyst

Dr. Pieter J. den Hamer, Vice President in Gartner Research, covers artificial intelligence and related topics such as data science, optimization, decision intelligence and agents. In his work he is focused on future trends, strategy, innovation, governance, ethics and best practices related to AI.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Pieter den Hamer held several leading positions in the energy, transportation, public and other sectors, bearing both managerial and technical responsibility for a myriad of data and analytics initiatives. These included applications in IoT, smart cities, smart grids, multi agent systems, supply chain optimization and other emerging and real-time technologies. He has 30 years of IT industry experience, amongst others at CIBIT, a Dutch research/consultancy/education firm in AI and BI, at DNVGL research & innovation in Norway, and at Alliander, a large Dutch-German energy distribution company. In addition, he has written several books and papers and has been an active associate at Utrecht University.

Professional background

Alliander, lead big data, BI & analytics, deputy CTO, 5 years

DNV, research programme director, 3 years

Others, including Capgemini & CIBIT, principal analytics & co-founder and managing partner, 11 years

Areas of coverage
  • Establish AI Use Cases and Business Frameworks

  • World-Class AI Organization and Team

  • AI Governance Through Compliant and Responsible AI

  • AI Vision, Strategy and Innovation

  • Tracking AI Markets and Technology Trends

Education

MSc in Artificial Intelligence, Utrecht University

PhD in AI and complex ecosystems, Utrecht University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Artificial intelligence strategy, roadmap, maturity score, literacy, governance, organization, operating model

02

AI future and trends, including topics like composite & neurosymbolic AI, causal AI, world models, and more.

03

Decision intelligence, autonomous systems, optimization, AI agents and multi agent systems