Professor David Reilly: Ledger

Stories naming Professor David Reilly. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Emergence Quantum	SmartCompany, Defence Connect
Professor (former)	University of Sydney	Startup Daily, Forbes Australia
Researcher (former)	Microsoft	SmartCompany, Defence Connect, Forbes Australia

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Aussie company Diraq to support DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

Quantum processor maker Diraq has won a US defence agency contract for the first stage of a quantum benchmarking program, leading a consortium with Emergence Quantum, Riverlane, Global Foundries and Imec.

Defence Connect 4 Apr 2025 Diraq Emergence Quantum Global Foundries IMEC Microsoft Riverlane Sydney-based quantum processor company Diraq has been awarded a Stage A contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Professor Andrew Dzurak Professor David Reilly Joe Altepeter Steve Brierley Ted Letavic Dr Thomas Ohki

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Aussie company Diraq to support DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative