Cyrus Ashayeri serves as a product owner at Beyond Limits, where he focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the energy sector. Beyond Limits is an industrial grade, AI company that utilizes a hybrid AI approach, combining data-centric techniques with embedded human knowledge to affirm trust in software-driven decisions, manage operational risk, and drive profitability. Ashayeri’s experience spanning national oil corporations, security think tanks, and academia lends him an interdisciplinary perspective on energy systems and infrastructure.

Holding a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC), Ashayeri specializes in data-centric modeling of hydrocarbon resources. He has been instrumental in numerous energy initiatives, including a notable decarbonization project for a leading international oil company’s operation in California. As a published author of technical works, he has extensively explored the potential of machine learning applications in oil and gas production modeling, and the role of policy in technological integration in energy transition. As an invited guest lecturer for Engineering Diplomacy classes at USC, Ashayeri continues to share insights from the energy sector’s move toward a more sustainable future with the next generation of engineers.