Vikram Jayaram

Vikram Jayaram, SPE, is the founder and CEO of Neuralix Inc., an AI startup advancing digital transformation in manufacturing and oil and gas. He has spent 2 decades applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to industrial systems, with a focus on upstream operations. He previously served as head of R&D and data science at Pioneer Natural Resources, leading technology development supporting $7 billion in annual operations across drilling, completions, production, and HSE. His experience includes roles at Sabre Corp., Global Geophysical Services, and the University of Oklahoma. Jayaram holds PhD and MS degrees in electrical engineering and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A NASA Doctoral Fellow, he has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, journals, and patents.