John Durcan
@johndurcanida.bsky.social
Chief technologist - technology at IDA Ireland, looking after semiconductor, cyber security, AI, telecommunications, quantum and SaaS.
Role is supporting R&D investment by FDI in Ireland.
Role is supporting R&D investment by FDI in Ireland.
A big thank you to FABrIC to have me speak at #Accelerated2025. I spoke on the Irish semiconductor sector and our new national strategy.
fabricinnovation.ca/accelerated/
fabricinnovation.ca/accelerated/
Accelerated - FABrIC
November 25-26, 2025, in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Canada’s Semiconductor Symposium brings our industry face-to-face with its end users.
fabricinnovation.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A big thank you to FABrIC to have me speak at #Accelerated2025. I spoke on the Irish semiconductor sector and our new national strategy.
fabricinnovation.ca/accelerated/
fabricinnovation.ca/accelerated/
Final day of #semiconwest, great few days here in Arizona. Enjoyed the insights from the talks and meeting with our clients.
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Final day of #semiconwest, great few days here in Arizona. Enjoyed the insights from the talks and meeting with our clients.
Attending @sibos.bsky.social 2005, great discussion on regulation of AI and innovation.
September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Attending @sibos.bsky.social 2005, great discussion on regulation of AI and innovation.
Enjoying TechIreland AI Meet in Galway today.
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Enjoying TechIreland AI Meet in Galway today.
Down at Midas Ireland event on photonics activity in Ireland. Looking forward to seeing some of the emerging research that is going on.
#semiconductor, #R&D, #Photonics
#semiconductor, #R&D, #Photonics
May 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Down at Midas Ireland event on photonics activity in Ireland. Looking forward to seeing some of the emerging research that is going on.
#semiconductor, #R&D, #Photonics
#semiconductor, #R&D, #Photonics
Great to be the launch of Ireland’s National Semiconductor Strategy, down at Tyndall National Institute. Fantastic opportunity for the growth of the sector, helping keep Ireland at the forefront of this exciting field of technology #SiliconIsland
May 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Great to be the launch of Ireland’s National Semiconductor Strategy, down at Tyndall National Institute. Fantastic opportunity for the growth of the sector, helping keep Ireland at the forefront of this exciting field of technology #SiliconIsland
Attending #IBMThink in Boston, looking forward to seeing what they are doing in terms of AI for business, along with the world of Quantum.
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Attending #IBMThink in Boston, looking forward to seeing what they are doing in terms of AI for business, along with the world of Quantum.
MIT Technology Review is kicking off. Great line up for next few days.
May 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
MIT Technology Review is kicking off. Great line up for next few days.
Excited to be attending the #Emtech conference this year. Starting off with Tour of MIT, then a round table discussion on AI. Good way to start the day.
May 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Excited to be attending the #Emtech conference this year. Starting off with Tour of MIT, then a round table discussion on AI. Good way to start the day.
Attending the launch of Quantum Ireland, fantastic day to see this, great opportunities for Ireland.
April 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Attending the launch of Quantum Ireland, fantastic day to see this, great opportunities for Ireland.
Great talk by @horizonquantum.bsky.social CEO @jfitzsimons.bsky.social on their approach to quantum programming.
December 11, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Great talk by @horizonquantum.bsky.social CEO @jfitzsimons.bsky.social on their approach to quantum programming.
Over at Q2B enjoying learning all about Quantum. Quantum sensing an early growth area, quantum networking area to explore more.
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Over at Q2B enjoying learning all about Quantum. Quantum sensing an early growth area, quantum networking area to explore more.
Looking forward to a great afternoon of discussion at @fortune.com Brainstorm AI, here in San Francisco.
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Looking forward to a great afternoon of discussion at @fortune.com Brainstorm AI, here in San Francisco.
Attending Forune brainstorm AI this morning, great talk in energy and AI. How can global energy grids adopt, using better data, local AI.
December 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Attending Forune brainstorm AI this morning, great talk in energy and AI. How can global energy grids adopt, using better data, local AI.
Down at Mastercard this morning for talk at the future of work. Looking forward to a great morning of chats and insights.
December 3, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Down at Mastercard this morning for talk at the future of work. Looking forward to a great morning of chats and insights.
Looking forward to attending
@fortune.com brainstorm AI event which IDA Ireland has partnered with. A great opportunity to understand the current and future landscape of AI in Business. Dec 9-10 San Francisco.
@fortune.com brainstorm AI event which IDA Ireland has partnered with. A great opportunity to understand the current and future landscape of AI in Business. Dec 9-10 San Francisco.
November 22, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Looking forward to attending
@fortune.com brainstorm AI event which IDA Ireland has partnered with. A great opportunity to understand the current and future landscape of AI in Business. Dec 9-10 San Francisco.
@fortune.com brainstorm AI event which IDA Ireland has partnered with. A great opportunity to understand the current and future landscape of AI in Business. Dec 9-10 San Francisco.
November 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM