DEEPTECH SPEACIALIST
Martin Duffy
EU Parliamentary AI advisor specialising in deeptech and science
LINKEDIN PROFILE
AI, ML & Policy Leadership
Advised and addressed the EU Parliament on AI, machine learning and emerging tech, and has collaborated with global bodies such as the UN and Interpol on digital policy and security.
Founder, Operator & Investor
Led multiple start-ups from pre-seed through seed, seed+ and Series A, helping teams raise over €100m in investment and turn early concepts into scalable, defensible businesses.
Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking
Formerly IBM’s Lead Ethical Hacker for Europe, and an expert witness and trainer for An Garda Síochána’s Cyber Crime Division on complex cyber, fraud and digital-forensics cases.
Enterprise Architecture & Compliance
Delivered large-scale architecture programmes within financial institutions with over €3 trillion AUM, and led ISO compliance and certification initiatives (ISO 27001, 9001, 8000 and related standards).
An internationally renowned technologist with extensive experience in commercialising and pragmatically implementing leading edge technology. Martin thrives in design, implementation and governance of large-scaleIT Architecture, AI & Big data, security controls, business strategies and frameworks across global organisations.
Over the past 30~ years Martin has been advising small, medium & enterprise as well as government, state departments, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, utilities and financial services on all areas of AI, ML, systems dynamics, IT architecture, data and cybersecurity.
Driving Innovation & ROI
Martin’s focus throughout his career has been the commercial and practical implementation & application of cutting edge technologies, resulting in stellar return on investment and in creating value for his investors, partners, co-workers and customers.
Advisor to Leading Incubators
Martin also acts as technology mentor inresidence to Dogpatchlabs listed
by Crunchbase as one of the ‘top 10 incubators around the world you need to know.
Trusted by the EU on AI
When the European Union seeks expert guidance on artificial intelligence, they call on Martin Duffy and Eleanor Manley.
Recognised for their clarity, technical depth, and strategic insight, both were selected to contribute directly to EU discussions shaping the future of AI and European competitiveness.
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