Rate My Professor Allan Hayes

Allan Hayes is an Engineer in the Research and Teaching Solutions team within Information Technology Services at the University of Otago in Dunedin. He delivers critical technical support for university research and teaching initiatives, specializing in hardware provision and system configurations. His expertise is evidenced by acknowledgements in Department of Computer Science outputs, including Zahra Torabi's PhD thesis where he and Ed Liddle are noted as the department's IT experts for technical assistance with system setup, and the 2015 research paper 'Discriminative Touch from Pressure Sensors' by A. Julé et al., crediting him for hardware support. Additionally, he appears in the acknowledgements of F.T. Dai's 2023 PhD thesis alongside faculty members for support during the doctoral process. Allan Hayes works in a team that includes fellow engineers Ed Liddle, Josh Voorkamp, Peter Higbee, Simon Harvey, Tracey Cuthbertson, Wim Gillis, and Drazen Jalsovec, under the guidance of Manager Darren Hart and Team Leader Dave Robertson in the Research and Teaching Solutions unit.

Information Technology Services at the University of Otago supports the entire institution's IT needs, from infrastructure to cyber security, with Allan Hayes contributing specifically to academic research and teaching technologies. His role facilitates smooth operations for faculty and students in technical environments.