John Durcan
johndurcanida.bsky.social
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.
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
Looking forward to Quantum discussion at #Sibos 2025.
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Attending @sibos.bsky.social 2005, great discussion on regulation of AI and innovation.
September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Enjoying TechIreland AI Meet in Galway today.
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Attending the @esa.int #scylight conference here in Dublin.
Looking forward to hearing all the exciting developments coming in terms of R&D. Some exciting Irish based FDIs and homegrown Irish SMEs play an active part in ESA.
June 3, 2025 at 8:29 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
May 22, 2025 at 9:41 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
May 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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
MIT Technology Review is kicking off. Great line up for next few days.
May 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Attending the launch of Quantum Ireland, fantastic day to see this, great opportunities for Ireland.
April 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Great talk by @horizonquantum.bsky.social CEO @jfitzsimons.bsky.social on their approach to quantum programming.
December 11, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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
Looking forward to a great afternoon of discussion at @fortune.com Brainstorm AI, here in San Francisco.
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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
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