Division of Advanced Synthetic Research
The Division of Advanced Synthetic Research was a branch of the Federation based at the Daystrom Institute campus in Okinawa.

The androids that destroyed Mars on First Contact Day in 2385 came out of its lab. After that devastating event and the consequent ban on synthetics, the division was only allowed to operate theoretically, that is, to study, publish, and run simulations, but not build anything practical. When visiting in 2399, Picard described as a ghost town. ()

Personnel 
 Bruce Maddox
 Agnes Jurati
Research organizations
Federation agencies