Randolph Frederick Pausch, also known as Randy Pausch, was a Computer Science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Regarding his academic background, he pursued his bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Brown University and PhD at Carnegie Mellon University.

He is known for:

• Creating of the Alice software, a programming language built for educational purposes with an integrated development environment.

• Co-founder of CMU's Entertainment Technology Center

• Virtual Reality Research with Disney Imagineers

• Incredibly inspirational speeches about life

• #1 New York Times Best selling book titled "The Last Lecture"

• Relentless battle with cancer

Five points that I liked in his talk:

• Absorbing connection with his audience and infectious positivity and energy

• Great experience and knowledge about the topic in question

• Concise, organized, and dynamic talk

• Fascinating insights about the time management and notion of time in general

• Impressive self-presentation with short but nice introduction and touching ending