This is the first installment in the series of getting to know the DeepJudge team.
Meet Paulina Grnarova, our CEO. Like the other co-founders of DeepJudge, Paulina earned her PhD in an AI-related field from ETH Zürich and has experience working at Google. Despite these shared achievements, each team member brings unique and diverse backgrounds and interests to the table. Join us as we ask them some questions and learn more about the people behind DeepJudge.
I grew up in North Macedonia and always knew I’d study computer science due to my love for mathematics. I completed my bachelor's degree in Skopje and was awarded the prestigious Engineering Ring by the President of North Macedonia. This recognition motivated me to further specialize and pursue my MSc studies at EPFL in Switzerland. During my time there, I developed a strong interest in machine learning, which led me to continue my education with a PhD in the field.
My PhD focused on training and optimization of deep generative models from a game-theoretic perspective, particularly Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). I was fortunate to have Ian Goodfellow, the inventor of GANs, on my PhD committee.
Each person at DeepJudge is incredibly smart, talented, and motivated. Kevin and Yannic are the best cofounders I could have ever asked for. We work hard, but we also have lots of fun together.
I learn a lot from the team. We're all accustomed to having great search engines in our daily lives, but the situation with internal search at law firms and organizations is different. We’re excited that our expertise in search can help solve a longstanding problem for these professionals. That really motivates us.
Law firms are sitting on tons of data that is their intellectual output, yet they don’t fully leverage its value! When people hire a large law firm, they expect to benefit from the collective experience of having encountered similar situations. It’s fascinating to see the untapped potential within these vast repositories of knowledge.
Despite not having a legal background, I enjoy the legal field and find that lawyers and computer scientists share a similar way of thinking—strategic and logical. It’s been fascinating to see how our skills can intersect and benefit each other.
Lawyers have no shortage of words; in fact, their organizations are sitting on millions of documents. While generative AI can create even more words and content, DeepJudge is excited about synthesizing existing knowledge—finding the right information, delivering it in the right format, and informing strategy based on past work. A lot of new business opportunities and enhanced productivity can be unlocked in that way, which is precisely DeepJudge’s mission.
When I'm off the clock, I like going to the sports center with the DeepJudge team. Plus, hanging out with my dog, Loki, who loves crashing the office and distracting everyone.
