Hey there! I'm Wallace

Software Engineer & Researcher

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internet!

I'm a tech researcher working on making African digital finance and digital governance safer and easier to use. Building robust, secure and user-centric solutions? Count me in! Strong in Java, Python, C++ and PHP. You can find me on LinkedIn or shoot me an email.

Education:  BSc. Computer Science, MSc. Information Technology

Email:  wmsagusa[at]andrew.cmu.edu

Location:  Kigali, Rwanda

Wallace Msagusa

A Bit About Me

An engineer & researcher with industrial experience in designing, implementing and supporting enterprise applications. My research interests are in Usable Privacy and Security, System Reliability, Responsible AI and HCI.

I'm currently a Research Associate working with the Upanzi DPI Network and the University of Chicago's SUPERgroup (Security, Usability, & Privacy Education & Research group) supervised by Blase Ur. My recent work has focused on:

  1. Implementing and assessing web authentication protocols for low-resource environments.
  2. Quality assurance for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) applications.
  3. Studying the security, privacy, and usability concerns for mobile money services in Africa.

I'm a well-trained professional with a Master of Science in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, skilled in areas of System Design, DevOps, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Distributed Systems, Data Analysis & Visualization, Responsible AI, Information Systems Auditing, Privacy Policies, Regulation of Internet Platforms and Software Quality Assurance.

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