Máirín Duffy

Máirín Duffy is a Software Engineering Manager and Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat, where responsibilities include managing the InstructLab and Granite Models teams. With a strong background in user experience design, Máirín has held multiple roles at Red Hat, such as Senior Principal User Experience Engineer and Senior Principal Interaction Designer, focusing on open source UX leadership and design for various projects, including container tools like Podman. Máirín also led the UX design for the Fedora Engineering Team and was involved in the design of systems management tools while working as an Interaction Designer for Red Hat Network. Additionally, a Design Team Lead at Fedora Project from 2005 to 2023, Máirín's educational background includes a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction and a dual Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Electronic Media/Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.