Welcome! π»
Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day. - Great Expectations (72)
I am a computer scientist, researcher, student, and frog enthusiast. Simultaneously, I am a second-year CS PhD student at Stanford University advised by Zakir Durumeric and funded by the Stanford Graduate Fellowship. Before joining Stanford, I was at LUMS (BS β23). My research focuses broadly on understanding the web ecosystem and building systems to enable us to answer complex questions about it. I am also interested in how access to the Internet differs across the world.
At LUMS, I worked under the supervision of Ihsan Ayyub Qazi, Zafar Ayyub Qazi and Zartash Afzal Uzmi on efficient means to debloat websites & software.
Publications
- [SecDev β23] BLADE: Scalable Source Code Debloating Framework (Muaz Ali, Rumaisa Habib, Ashish Gehani, Sazzadur Rahaman, Zartash Afzal Uzmi) [Code]
- [SIGCOMM β23] A Framework for Improving Web Affordability and Inclusiveness (Rumaisa Habib*, Sarah Tanveer*, Aimen Inam, Haseeb Ahmed, Ayesha Ali, Zartash Afzal Uzmi, Zafar Ayyub Qazi, Ihsan Ayyub Qazi) [Code] [Pre-recorded video] [Presentation] [*Joint first authors]
- [TheWebConf β23] A First Look at Public Service Websites from the Affordability Lens (Rumaisa Habib, Aimen Inam, Ayesha Ali, Ihsan Ayyub Qazi, Zafar Ayyub Qazi) [Dataset] [Pre-recorded video]
- [HotNets β21] Rethinking Web for Affordability and Inclusion (Ihsan Ayyub Qazi, Zafar Ayyub Qazi, Ayesha Ali, Muhammad Abdullah, Rumaisa Habib) [Pre-recorded video]
Preprints
- On the Centralization and Regionalization of the Web (Gautam Akiwate, Kimberly Ruth, Rumaisa Habib, and Zakir Durumeric)
Talks
- A Framework for Improving Web Affordability and Inclusiveness
- A First Look at Public Service Websites from the Affordability Lens
- TheWebConf β23, May 2023, UT Austin, TX, USA [Slides]
Awards
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science & Engineering (2023)
- Graduated undergrad with an Award of High Distinction (2023)
- Students as Co-Researchers Grant (2022)
- Deanβs Honor List (2019-2022)
- Merit Scholarship (2020-2023)
Teaching
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, LUMS
- CS678/EE678: Topics in Internet Research (Spring 2023)
- CS334/EE334: Principles and Techniques of Data Science (Fall 2022)
- CS3812: Introduction to Blockchain: Technology and Applications (Spring 2022)
- CS471/EE471/CS573: Computer Networks: Principles & Practices (Fall 2021)
Misc
- My favorite frog
- A paper I really enjoyed reading
- My favorite song
- My friend, Haider Naveed, is a brilliant artist.