Scientists in AI & Comp Sci in North America

Curated list of scientists in AI and computer science in North America, working on machine learning or large language models. Profiles include bios and contact details. Updated weekly.

80 Professionals found • Last updated 9 hours ago
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#1
Ehsan Adeli avatar
Ehsan Adeli
California, Menlo Park
Active in the past 17 days
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Machine Learning Research Scientist/Data Scientist
#2
Denny Zhou avatar
Denny Zhou
Active in the past 14 days
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Principal Scientist / Research Director, Google DeepMind
#3
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Balaji Lakshminarayanan
California, Mountain View
Active in the past 10 days
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Principal Research Scientist (Director)
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Shuxing Cheng
Texas, Houston
Active in the past 12 days
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Principal Research Data Scientist
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Kelvin Guu
California, Stanford
Active in the past 17 days
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Principal Research Scientist / Director
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John Walters
Virginia, Arlington
Active in the past 29 days
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Research Director and Distinguished Principal Scientist
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Chinny Emeka
Illinois, Urbana
Active in the past 6 days
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Researcher and Data Scientist
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Liz McQuillan
New York, New York
Active in the past 2 days
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Principal Research Data Scientist
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Alan Cowen
New York, New York
Active in the past 13 days
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CEO & Chief Scientist
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Thang Luong
California, Stanford
Active in the past 29 days
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Principal Scientist & Director of Research
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Debbie Liske
North Carolina, Durham
Active in the past 9 days
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Principal Research Data Scientist
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Sergey Malinchik
New Jersey, Cherry Hill
Active in the past 29 days
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Principal Research Scientist/Engineer
#13
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Fangwu Wei
Arizona, Tempe
Active in the past 13 days
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Associate Research Scientist, Senior Data Scientist
#14
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Yingbo Li
Texas, Dallas
Active in the past 8 days
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Director, Research Data Scientist
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Maggie Lin
New York, Stony Brook
Active in the past 26 days
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Researcher / Data Scientist
#16
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Hongbo Dong
California, Menlo Park
Active in the past 16 days
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Research Data Scientist (Principal)
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Duncan Riach
California, Santa Clara
Active in the past 25 days
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Principal Engineer & Research Scientist
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Sanjiv Kumar
New York, New York
Active in the past 26 days
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Principal Scientist (Research Director)
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Hung-Min Hsu
Washington, Seattle
Active in the past 18 days
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Principal Scientist / Research Director
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Xwegnon Agoua
Active in the past 1 days
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Research Engineer - Data Scientist
#21
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Lei Tao
Michigan, Midland
Active in the past 26 days
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Data Scientist, Associate Research Scientist
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Robert Sharow
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 3 days
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Principal Data Scientist / Research Scientist
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Tyler Christeson
Colorado, Denver
Active in the past 20 days
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Data Scientist and Researcher
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Michael An
California, Los Angeles
Active in the past 22 days
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Research Data Scientist / Engineer
#25
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Yipei Song
Massachusetts, Quincy
Active in the past 2 days
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Senior Data Scientist I / Research Scientist
#26
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Ayoti Patra
Oregon, Hillsboro
Active in the past 30 days
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Software Research Engineer/ RET Data Scientist
#27
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Navita Singh
Ontario, Toronto
Active in the past 16 days
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Principal Data Scientist| Research Engineering
#28
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Jenny Hu
Active in the past 1 days
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Research Scientist / Research Engineer / Senior Research Engineer
#29
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Robert Wilcox
Illinois, Monee
Active in the past 19 days
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Principal Research Software Engineer/Data Scientist
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Yash Patade
Alabama, Birmingham
Active in the past 20 days
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Research Scientist/Data Scientist
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Joel Middleton
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 11 days
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Data Scientist and Research Engineer
#32
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Isabella Reyna
Ohio, Dayton
Active in the past 19 days
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Data Scientist / Research Engineer
#33
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Lihua Ren
California, Sunnyvale
Active in the past 20 days
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Research Engineer | Data Scientist
#34
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Ruchitha G
Texas, Beaumont
Active in the past 13 days
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Data Scientist/Research Engineer
#35
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Burak Yikilmaz
California, Davis
Active in the past 5 days
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Senior Research Scientist / Data Scientist
#36
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Jon Okenfuss
Washington, Seattle
Active in the past 22 days
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Dev/Research Engineer 2 (Data Scientist)
#37
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Stephanie Eckman
District of Columbia, Washington
Active in the past 26 days
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Researcher and Data Scientist
#38
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Martijn Vries
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 24 days
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Data Scientist | Researcher
#39
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Afshin Ghassemi
Illinois, Chicago
Active in the past 16 days
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Senior Data Scientist | Operations Research Scientist
#40
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Kanitha Phalakornkule
Indiana, Indianapolis
Active in the past 14 days
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Principal Clinical Research and Data Scientist
#41
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Okwunna Anyaoku
Ontario, Toronto
Active in the past 2 days
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Data Scientist, Principal Data Scientist
#42
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Casey Cartwright
Alabama, Birmingham
Active in the past 7 days
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Data Scientist / Operations Research Scientist
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Yuan Yi
California, San Diego
Active in the past 17 days
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Sr. Operations Research Scientist/Data Scientist
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Husayn Sharif
Georgia, Marietta
Active in the past 27 days
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Data Scientist / Research Engineer
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Rupali Gupta
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Active in the past 8 days
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Sr. Data Scientist | Principal Scientist
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Shanaa Modchalingam
Ontario, Mississauga
Active in the past 24 days
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Data Scientist / Research Engineer
#47
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Seth Goodman
Virginia, Williamsburg
Active in the past 18 days
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Research Scientist & Data Engineer
#48
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Guohong He
Michigan, Ann Arbor
Active in the past 10 days
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Research Scientist and Principal Engineer
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Jennifer Listman
New York, New York
Active in the past 25 days
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Principal Data Scientist and Director of Research
#50
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Jimmy Trinh
Maryland, Baltimore
Active in the past 14 days
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Data Scientist (Research Scientist 3)
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Joey Storer
Michigan, Midland
Active in the past 14 days
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Principal Research Scientist, Data Scientist
#52
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Sanchari Sen
Arizona, Phoenix
Active in the past 26 days
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Principal Engineer Research Scientist
#53
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Haksu Moon
Oregon, Hillsboro
Active in the past 3 days
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Data Scientist | Software Research Engineer
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Kristen O'Shea
Colorado, Denver
Active in the past 25 days
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Assistant Research Scientist | Geospatial Data Scientist
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Patrick Maeda
California, Palo Alto
Active in the past 25 days
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Principal Research Scientist and Engineer
#56
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Jen Pokorny
New Mexico, Santa Fe
Active in the past 5 days
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Data Scientist & Researcher
#57
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Liang Bao
Virginia, Richmond
Active in the past 5 days
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Staff Research Scientist/Data Scientist
#58
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Ali Haddad
Massachusetts, Cambridge
Active in the past 26 days
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Lead Data Scientist
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Jeffrey Braun
Illinois, Chicago
Active in the past 9 days
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Data Scientist and Researcher
#60
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Lai Y.
New York, New York
Active in the past 20 days
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Principal Scientist/Senior Research Scientist I
#61
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Sigrid Langhans
Delaware, Wilmington
Active in the past 20 days
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Principal Research Scientist/Professor
#62
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Tim Brown
Washington, Everett
Active in the past 26 days
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Principal Engineer - Research Scientist
#63
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Michelle Huang
New Jersey, Princeton
Active in the past 11 days
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Research Scientist - Principal Scientist
#64
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Yan Zhou
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Active in the past 4 days
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Senior Research Scientist/Principal Scientist
#65
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Brandon Ausk
Washington, Seattle
Active in the past 27 days
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Research Scientist/ Research Engineer
#66
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Loic Bachelot
Oregon, Portland
Active in the past 26 days
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Research Scientist/ Data Scientist
#67
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Julie Dusseault
Quebec, Montreal
Active in the past 4 days
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Principal Scientist
#68
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Paul Brindley
Virginia, Falls Church
Active in the past 6 days
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Professor; Research Scientist; Principal Investigator
#69
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Jennifer Klasen
Ohio, Columbus
Active in the past 4 days
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Research Scientist, Researcher
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Rishabh Jain
Minnesota, Minneapolis
Active in the past 14 days
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Principal Research Scientist/Engineer
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Arjun Kohli
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 23 days
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Research Scientist, Principal Scientist
#72
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Zhimou Wen
North Carolina, Durham
Active in the past 16 days
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Research Scientist / Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist
#73
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Xuan Jia
British Columbia, Burnaby
Active in the past 5 days
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Data Scientist/Research Scientist
#74
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Jacob Prosser
District of Columbia, Washington
Active in the past 2 days
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Principal Research Scientist/Engineer
#75
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Marcela Karpuj
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 1 days
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Director of Research & Principal Scientist
#76
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Zoltan Nemeth
New Jersey, Morristown
Active in the past 7 days
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Research Scientist, Principal Scientist
#77
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Alper Bulut
California, San Francisco
Active in the past 23 days
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Lead Research Data Specialist II
#78
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Bernave Beltran
Texas, Austin
Active in the past 2 days
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Research Scientist/Research Engineer
#79
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Steven Haeg
Minnesota, Minnetonka
Active in the past 4 days
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Principal Scientist and Research Engineer
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Sara Kim avatar
Sara Kim
California, Irvine
Active in the past 29 days
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Data Scientist | Research Scientist

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What types of scientists are included in this listing?

This list focuses on scientists with backgrounds in artificial intelligence or computer science based in North America who actively work on machine learning or large language models. Entries emphasize researchers and engineers with relevant publications, projects, or industry roles tied to ML/LLM work. It is not a generic academic directory.

How is this list different from broad academic directories?

Unlike broad directories, this selection is curated for ML and LLM relevance, prioritizing candidates with demonstrable work in machine learning, LLM development, or applied research. We filter by recent projects, public models, code contributions, and role relevance rather than listing all faculty or students. The result is a targeted roster for practical outreach or collaboration.

Who benefits most from this North America machine learning researchers list?

This list is most useful for hiring managers, team leads, founders, and research collaborators seeking professionals in ML or LLMs across North America. It helps teams find candidates with specific technical experience rather than browsing unfocused academic profiles. It also aids partners looking for domain-specific expertise in NLP, vision, or foundational models.

What criteria were used to select these AI and CS scientists?

Selection criteria include geographic location in North America, primary background in AI or computer science, and demonstrable work on machine learning or large language models such as publications, model releases, open-source contributions, or relevant industry roles. Filters also consider seniority, recent activity, and domain focus to ensure practical match quality.

Are these scientists focused on specific ML or LLM applications?

Many listed scientists specialize in particular ML/LLM domains like natural language processing, speech, computer vision, or foundation model research, and the listing highlights those focus areas where available. Geographic concentration (for example U.S. hubs or Canadian research centers) and application domain are surfaced to help narrow outreach and collaboration decisions.

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