Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, I'm probably watching biologist Mike Pound explain photosynthesis on Naturephile.

This man is single-handedly responsible for 80% of computerphile's subscribers.

He could read Vogon poetry and I would watch it anyway.

Dr. Pound should've setup his own channel already. He's a legendary lecturer.

Pound for pound, the best guest on here

One of Mike's videos helped me with an MSc exam. Yes really. A concept I was struggling with, watched one of his videos on here and it made all of the more in-depth stuff come together. Beer was appropriately sent to Nottingham :) Love this channel, great people on here.

Timestamps: 0:00 - What got you into CS 1:12 - How did you specialise / what do you specialise in 2:39 - Why would you do a PhD 3:55 - How do you learn about new topics 5:50 - How are deep learning networks designed 6:38 - Formal Methods 6:55 - Cryptography book recommendations 7:46 - Keeping up with current research in academia 10:02 - Image processing tools, libraries, languages 11:18 - Favourite encryption algorithm / cipher 11:38 - Line between national security and privacy 12:45 - Does Signal and encryption in general have government backdoors 14:27 - First project you were really proud of, and worst piece of code you've ever written 16:06 - Getting started in a data science or machine learning career 16:53 - Should IT specialists get certifications and follow standards 17:46 - Will encryption always outpace decryption 18:44 - Best website for computer security research

Computerphile: "What got you into CS?" My brain: "What Mike plays Counter Strike?"

We need Q&A with the cameraman.

I have no idea how Mike manages to grab my attention every time he talks. The way he says things is really gripping.

I sincerely like how enthusiastic Mike is about Computerphile as well, it took him not even a second to wonder if he did a subject for Computerphile and switch over to oh yeah I'll do a video on that.

Best guy on Computerphile in my opinion.

I could've watched this Q&A for 10 hours.

He could talk about the most boring thing in the universe and i would be entertained as well

He always explains things in a matter that is easier to understand and he has a very interesting way of delivering information that makes you want to pay attention and listen closely.

Glad he touched on the "haphazard" code of research scientists. Definitely a pain I have felt trying to make use of research code in practice.

Hes looks like if toby maguire what actually something of a scientist

Finally, peter parker revealed his secret.

Love the security related video’s

I love it when he says "probably"

His mom must be really proud of him.

List of things to read/watch/follow recommended by Dr Mike Pound in this video: - Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems - Ross Anderson - Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications - Niels Ferguson - Introduction to Cryptography - Christof Paar - CVPR (Conference) - OWASP Foundation - Ross Anderson's blog - Bruce Schneier's blog

This is guy is awesome

from listening to music, and from having ideas from people that actually have nothing to tell, this man, and this channel, has made me have a pleasure to come back and to check for a new video. im trying to learn css and javascript it's kinda hard, i learned pascal when i was little but now i go to work im trying to do everything, but what i wanna say is, yeah, we should all learn and do something new and better.

This was a great insight. Interesting questions and even more interesting answers. As someone who is currently starting his PhD in the field of security, hearing this interview was quite inspiring.

I am grateful for your sharing of knowledge throughout the years. Keep up the good work.

Best professor for understanding fundamentals of computer secufity

Dr. Pound = The best!

Didn’t even know I needed this till I saw it. Great work as usual

I liked the video before it loaded. He is by far my favorite on computerphile.

Thanks Mr.Pound! That's very incouraging to hear from a fresh undergrad student's perspective :D

Thanks for doing this Mike! Love your videos and insight

Thank you, these videos are so interesting!!

Thanks for the answer. I will look into the papers.

Thank you for the answer!

Woww, this is awesome, it's great to see you!

great insight into Dr. Mike's background and thoughts. A few shrugs but no grabbing of left shoulder by left hand today probably meaning he wasn't too intellecutally troubled by the interview. He seemed a bit more conciliatory on government snooping than I would have given him credit for however? Some more grilling on this subject is in order, possibly with some of the other security types on Computerphile! A government-vs-privacy roundtable?

People ask what celebrity you’d like to meet in person... Mike, you sir are a legend.

damn his voice accent the way he explain things... i cant get enough of it

Dr. Pound looks like Rory from Doctor Who, the resemblance is too strong! Happy to learn more about you Mike, your videos and eloquent yet simple explanations are a great way to start getting interested in some topic.

Cool to hear that you recommend the book from my professor ("Introduction to Cryptography" by Christof Paar) . Can absolutely recommentd his lecture too :)

Interesting! I have been using a plant identification app on my phone for a while now which I find really helpful on hikes and such. I’m routinely amazed at the accuracy of the identifications given I’m just using a cell phone camera and considering how closely many plants resemble one another in terms of leaf structure, fruits etc. I wonder if any of Mike’s work went into these apps?

Charisma and brains inspiring ✨ 👏

Still waiting for the logjam video! Logjam has been one of the most fascinating things I have ever read. You should definitely make a video on it and it's implications.

That was really useful. Thanks.

I will now forever pronounce it “progrumming” in his honour

Mike Pound is a legend

He and Rob Miles are my favourite computerphiles

YES

I did the opposite - started with biology and then got into CS! But that was 45 years ago when doing programming at home was ‘tricky’!

Petition for Dr.Mike Pound to make his own channel

If I remember correctly, that question in 17:45 is what the problem of P vs NP is about, or at least, related somewhat.

Fun fact : I did two tentative in Biology at the university before going to computer sciences. I was already programming a bit for 4-6 years before that but never a lot. When I used that as a backup plan, I went really into it :-D really nice but since I work I lost a lot of that motivation for hobby program :-(

fantastic.

Up next: A tour of Mike’s back garden!

Great guy .

So as a sysadmin i go home and then play with other sysadmin stuff..... i am glad its not just me that takes sad computer stuff home :D

That bit about R&D code, lol. Some of the papers I've read in undergrad were eye-bleeding to look at. That translates to industry pretty well. Whenever we have a PhD they usually write absolute garbage code and generally underperform but they know the specialty (I'm speaking specifically with respect to video encoding) with amazing amount of in-depth knowledge at a conceptual & mathematical level.

cant wait for that logjam video

This guy is ridiculously smart

ah my favourite computerphile dude!

Make sure you all pound the like button for Dr Mike

I've seen so many videos with him, but only now am I learning his name.

I was a bit late to tweet my question but does any one knows: Can (Has) AI or neural network be(en) used to test encryption algorithms? Can we make an AI to do our encryption? (In genral) Has AI ever been integrated to encryption or cyber security?

do a video on log jam!

Finally!!!

He could host an opera and I’d still watch it!

Awesome

A video on the probalistic parser and maybe Mike's Phd would be interesting.

i see mike, i click like

What is the disadvantage of threema vs signal?

No wait, I have a new question! What was in the working from home tank? Axolotl?

The guy is very impressive.

Many biologists do programming, especially in the field of cryoEM

My fav guy 9n computerphile❤❤❤❤

What a legend

he should have his own channel lol very inteligent guy

I was expecting keras as his DL library.

Caption?

He is like a Richard Feynman of computer science

This is so cool

Wow, we had a very similar start to CS. When I went it collage I wanted to be a physics major but when I took my intro to c class I was hooked on coding. I was never interested in biology though =P

Isn't it pronounced Mike Sharp?

12:47 The "Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act" hasn't been passed, much less implemented.

Serious Question: what if we take an Ki and give him all philosophical and ethical books we have. Shouldn't he develop some kind of moral based on this?

Wow a month per day is a lot

Mike #

Will Mike Pound talk about Dnssec in an upcoming video maybe?

The man in the background sounds like every narrator on the discovery channel

I never write bad code. My code is _prefect_ o.o

Love the channel

Do you need help in subtitling your videos?

How spiteful and envious do you have to be to dislike any video of Dr. Pound?

At 9:10, hap-hazard with software development? I’ll have you know I’m fully reckless with my code.

💯?

I just want to know if he's done any hacking on the side. If you watch his videos, he gets the most excited about things like DNS Cache Poisoning and DDOS attacks.

Was it his real dog in the steganography vid and does he think his car would have been stolen if they'd known how much of a youtube superstar he is?

I guest most Computer Scientist must coded before university, especially if they are British and rich :D

A students stay in school forever and B students end up working for C students.

Mike is basically a nerdy Harry Maguire