Paul Larsen
Co-Founder And Head Of Data And AI
Ljubljana, 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.
10 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 (75)
data-generation10
fake-data-generator10
causality9
statistics9
pipeline9
python9
data-quality9
exploratory-data-analysis9
data-science9
geometry9
eda9
data-integrity9
dvc9
data-profiling9
azure-data-factory8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
munichpavel/munichpavel.github.io
Mar 2020 - Mar 2026
Personal webpage of Paul Larsen
Contributions:9 PRs, 135 pushes, 15 branches in 6 years 1 month
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munichpavel/fake-data-for-learning
Jun 2019 - Dec 2021
Sample interesting fake data for machine and human learning
Contributions:367 commits, 22 PRs, 201 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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