Karthik V. Sarma PhD is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SimX. A computer scientist with extensive experience in medicine, bioengineering, health policy, and virtual reality, Karthik has led the development of the SimX platform since co-founding the company in 2014 and is a leading expert in virtual reality training and simulation. He currently serves as principal investigator of the Virtual Advancement of Learning for Operational Readiness (VALOR) program, a $12M Air Force-funded academic-industry-government research collaboration for VR medical simulation training, including SimX, Inc., the US Air Force, the University of South Florida, the University of South Florida, the University of Alabama Birmingham, and Western Michigan University. A native of Los Angeles, Karthik received his academic training at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds a research appointment at UCLA.