Dearbhla O’Reilly is Head of IT Operations at Maynooth University. She has responsibility for leading a team of IT Operations managers and staff in the areas of IT Infrastructure and Support. She oversees support services and technology architecture planning and design for security, identity, operation, and continuous improvement of university ICT services.

Dearbhla has an expertise and special interest in the following areas:

• Networking – people & technology.
• Strategic alignment of technology services to HEI requirements.
• Changing role of IT departments and shared services.
• Digital technologies and communications and their transformative impact for research, teaching, and innovation.