Five Minutes with... Benjamin Bloom
You knew you were headed for a career in Computer Science when...
I was a freshman in high school, got into the introductory programming
course and loved that I could make computers do interesting things.
What is your favorite class and why?
Modern Physics 1 or
University Astronomy. They were far and
away the most interesting courses I have ever taken, they were a lot of
fun, and I learned a ridiculous amount from them.
One piece of advice I have for 1st year students is...
You won't be blasted with work until your senior year, and if you go into the
Masters program, you'll be flooded with work, so just be aware of that.
If you could have dinner with a famous computer
scientist, living or dead, who would you choose?
I have absolutely no idea.
What is the most interesting project you have worked on,
either in a course or on the job?
In
Cryptography, my partner and I made a man-in-the-middle attack
happen with an actual router, that was awesome, to see how that sort of
hack works, and actually build it.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Sitting in a multi-million dollar mansion, not caring about anything.
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