# AI Researchers and Applied Scientists

> Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, and AI Researchers at companies building AI products and capabilities — the technical thought leaders driving AI innovation.

**Source:** https://gtm.ai/marketplace/ai-researchers-and-applied-scientists

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## Overview

Research Scientists and Applied Scientists are the technical vanguard of AI — they're publishing papers, experimenting with new architectures, and often the internal advocates who pull new tools into organizations. With 28,000+ verified AI researchers and applied scientists, this audience is a high-influence segment for compute vendors, research platforms, and AI tooling companies seeking technical champions and early adopters.

## What's Included

Verified contacts with Research Scientist, Applied Scientist, AI Researcher, or Principal Scientist titles. Direct email and phone with company firmographics for targeting across AI labs, tech companies, and enterprise AI teams.

## Use Cases

- **GPU and compute vendors** reaching scientists with large computational workloads
- **Research tooling and experiment tracking platforms** (Weights & Biases, MLflow) targeting hands-on researchers
- **AI and ML framework vendors** reaching the practitioners who evaluate and adopt foundational tools