Paul Larsen
Co-Founder And Head Of Data And AI
Skofja Loka, Slovenia
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Top SchoolPaul Larsen is a data and AI leader and founder with nine years of hands-on experience applying advanced quantitative methods across startups, enterprise insurance, and financial services. He has led teams of 40+ data scientists, delivered production AI that saved an estimated 100k skilled FTE hours in pilots, and migrated large-scale CI/CD and repository ecosystems during enterprise transformations. With a PhD in mathematics and a Rhodes Scholar background, Paul blends deep theoretical insight with practical engineering—building data warehouses, automated entity-resolution pipelines, RAG systems, and cloud cost simulations. He regularly helps organisations jump-start AI innovation where existing approaches stall and is active in teaching applied mathematical finance and “AI for Security” at university level. Fluent in English and German and based in Slovenia, he often combines research-grade rigor with startup velocity to turn messy, semi-structured data into operational value.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Completed all PhD candidacy requirements, started research before move with supervisor to Berlin, Mathematics, Completed all PhD candidacy requirements, started research before move with supervisor to Berlin, Mathematics at The University of Texas at AustinMSc, History of Science and Technology, MSc, History of Science and Technology at University of OxfordDr. rer. nat., Mathematics, Dr. rer. nat., Mathematics at Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBS, Physics, BS, Physics at William & Mary
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Github Skills (77)
data-generation10
data-quality10
fake-data-generator10
data-validation9
graphical-models9
causality9
pipeline9
feature-engineering9
exploratory-data-analysis9
geometry9
causal-inference9
eda9
data-integrity9
causal9
data-profiling9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
munichpavel/munichpavel.github.io
Mar 2020 - Mar 2025
Personal webpage of Paul Larsen
Contributions:9 PRs, 121 pushes, 15 branches in 5 years
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munichpavel/risk-analytics-2017
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:57 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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