I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science (CS) at Cornell University, where I am co-advised by Hakim Weatherspoon and Phoebe Sengers. Before joining Cornell, I received a B.S. in CS at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).

Research

I am interested in Systems & Networking and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Broadly, in addition to anticipating their social impacts, I design, build, and deploy computing systems in resource-constrained environments.

Active Projects

• Name TBD: A reconfigurable hardware/software platform for digital agriculture (Work In Progress)
• Societal Impact of Farm Networking: A socio-technical approach to anticipating the impact of high-bandwidth farm networking

Previous Projects

• Vegvisir: A distributed, partition-tolerant log for IoT applications

Publications

Gloire Rubambiza, Phoebe Sengers, and Hakim Weatherspoon, "Seamless Visions, Seamful Realities: Anticipating Rural Infrastructural Fragility in Early Design of Digital Agriculture", ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022). (Acceptance Rate: 24.7%). [video], [PDF].

Gloire Rubambiza, Phoebe Sengers, and Hakim Weatherspoon, "Paradoxes in Creating the Future of Farm Work: Anticipating Social Impact through the Lens of Early Adopters", Automation Experience at the Workplace Workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021). [PDF].

Gloire Rubambiza, Hakim Weatherspoon, José Martínez, and Abraham Stroock, "WaterGuard: Toward Cheap Automated Irrigation Systems Powered by the Cloud and TV White Spaces", CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference (TAPIA 2020). [PDF].

Danny Adams, Gloire Rubambiza, Pablo Fiori, Xinwen Wang, Hakim Weatherspoon, and Robbert Van Renesse, "Tamperproof Provenance-Aware Storage for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", Technical Report. 2020. [PDF].

Martin M. Perez, Gloire Rubambiza, Brandon Barker, Hakim Weatherspoon, and Julio O. Giordano, "Automated real-time integration of data from multiple sensors and nonsensor systems for prediction of dairy cow and herd status and performance", Journal of Dairy Science, Vol. 103, Suppl. 1, 2020. [PDF].

Kolbeinn Karlsson, Danny Adams, Gloire Rubambiza, Zangyueyang Xian, Robbert Van Renesse, Hakim Weatherspoon, and Stephen Wicker, "Untethered: Deployable Blockchains for IoT Environments", In Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing (SoCC 2018). [PDF].

Teaching

Summer 2020 - Graduate TA - Pre-Sophomore Summer Program in Computer Science (CS 3410)

Spring 2020 - Graduate TA - CS 3410 (Computer System Organization and Programming)

In the Media

Apr 2021: I’m hoping the world will be my oyster

Oct 2019: Inspire • Innovate • Impact: Cornell CIS@20 Celebratory Video

June 2018: Two alumni credit Laker Connections for their academic success

Apr 2018: GVSU Computer Science Graduates Pursue PhD Studies

Aug 2017: Underrepresented students excel through SMART

June 2017: Feature on my undergraduate research and community service

Select Posters and Research Talks

I am always keen to disseminate my research to interdisplinary audiences. Feel free to reach out if my research is fitting for your upcoming event.

Apr 2022: Talk at the University of Washington ICTD Seminar | Seattle, WA

Apr 2022: Talk at the University of Washington Systems Seminar | Seattle, WA

Mar 2021: Talk at the (Virtual) FarmBeats User Monthly Workshop [Slides] | Ithaca, NY

Sep 2020: Poster at the (Virtual) TAPIA '20 ACM Student Research Competition | Dallas, TX

Sep 2019: Invited talk at the Cornell Life Sciences Lecture Series [Slides] | Ithaca, NY

Aug 2019: Poster at The Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research School | Saarbrücken, Germany

Grad School Advice

Like one of my mentors, Dr. Christian Trefftz, routinely asked me in undergrad: Do you want to go to grad school?
Find graduate school advice, resources, and funding sources here.