About NC4

  • The Fourth National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce (NC4) is a free national conference on cloud computing and commerce taking place on Tuesday, 14th April at Dublin City University. The conference comprises two sessions, six tracks and a plenary featuring presentations and panel discussions from over 30 business leaders and experts on cloud computing. Attendees are welcome to register for individual tracks and/or the plenary.

    The conference is organised by Techspectations  and the Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce both located at DCU Business School. The event brings together industry and academic experts to discuss how cloud technologies can address business problems and drive value. NC4 is designed to raise further awareness of the role that cloud computing can play in helping to drive economic growth, support job creation and to deliver savings and efficiencies in the public and private sector in Ireland. (Schedule subject to change)

    Track 1

    • April 14, 2023
      • 9:30 am - 11:00 amCloudLightning - A Horizon-funded project on Self-Organising, Self-Managing Heterogeneous Cloud

        Room Q301/Q302

        Prof John Morrison, University College Cork
        Prof George Gravvanis, Democritus University of Thrace
        Prof Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara
        Dr Tobias Becker, Maxeler Technologies

      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pmEU Projects

        Room Q301/Q302

        Speakers: To be confirmed

      • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMO-BIZZ: Mobile Cloud Ecosystem

        Room Q301/Q302

        Dr. Antonio Cruz, MO-BIZZ: Mobile Cloud Ecosystem

    Track 2

    • April 14, 2023
      • 9:30 am - 11:00 amAnalytics in the Cloud

        Speakers to be confirmed

    • April 15, 2023
      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pmAnalytics in the Cloud (Continued)

        Speakers to be confirmed

      • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmCloud Monitoring for IoT Applications

        Speakers to be confirmed

    Track 3

    • April 14, 2023
      • 9:30 am - 11:00 amSecurity in the Cloud

        Chair, Aidan Gallagher, Inishtech
        Brian Honan, BH Consulting
        Dr. Abir Awad, IC4
        Ken Bagnall, TheEmailLaundryBrian Honan

      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pmData Breach, Privacy Regulations and Legal Responsibilities in the Cloud

        Chair, Aidan Gallagher, Inishtech
        Pearse Ryan, Arthur Cox
        Dr. Lisa van der Werff, IC4
        Andy Harbison, Grant Thornton

      • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmH2020 for SMEs

        Speakers to be confirmed

    Track 4

    • April 14, 2023
      • 9:30 am - 11:00 amWorkshop: Search Engine Optimisation

        Dr. Theo Lynn will deliver a hands on workshop in Search Engine Optimisation

      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pmSearch Engine Optimisation Workshop (Continued)
      • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmCloud MarketplaceAntonio Cruz, MO-BIZZ - Mobile Cloud Ecosystem

    Plenary

    • April 15, 2014
      • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPlenary

        Clare Dillon (Developer & Platform Group Lead, Microsoft)
        Dr. Sean Baker (Steering Board Chairman, IC4)
        Paolo Malinverno (Research VP, Gartner)
        Davin Cody (Converged Infrastructure Specialist, HP)
        Alistair Croll (International Author and Public Speaker)
        Julie Sinnamon (CEO, Enterprise Ireland)

        Mahony Hall, The Helix