Posted by Lieutenant V’alura Belmont (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: Alt. Timeline Itri DH Check-In [Tag CSO]

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sifeda Itri (Executive Officer) in Side Sim: Alt. Timeline Itri DH Check-In [Tag CSO]

Posted by Lieutenant V’alura Belmont (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim: Alt. Timeline Itri DH Check-In [Tag CSO]
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The next name on her list was Lieutenant V’alura Belmont, Chief Science Officer. She was middle age, there wasn’t much about her education in her profile, but Sifeda couldn’t help but notice her unusual Auburn hair and striking blue eyes. Traits she inherited from her human genes no doubt. Sifeda tapped her comm badge and said, =^=Lieutenant Belmont, this is Commander Itri will you please meet me conference room on Deck 1?=^=

Itri, XO

=^=Sure thing, I’ll be along in two shakes of a dog’s tail=^=

Not long later, V’alura arrived in the conference room. She was in uniform, and her hair pulled back into a bun at the top of her head. Upon her face was light make-up in a natural style that brought out her eyes and downplayed the green blush in her cheeks. “I hope I’m not in trouble,” V’alura said with a grin as she took a seat across from the XO. V’alura appeared calm and relaxed, as though she were at a formal party than a meeting. “What can I do for you?” There was a subtle twang in her speech, something similar to an American Western accent.

Sifeda always seemed to notice human traits and behaviors, especially in beings that were half-human like herself. Maybe because she always honed in on her own and instead of trying to enhance them she focused on minimizing them. It wasn’t that she didn’t like humans, her mother was human afterall and she had loved her dearly. However, being married to a Klingon she’d been conditioned to not let too much of her humanity overtake her personality else she might be perceived as weak.
“Not at all. I just wanted an opportunity to meet you. I’d missed it before but I see you have a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Quite impressive. What have you done with that?”

“Oh what haven’t I done?” V’alura said with a grin, before settling into her full, real answer. “Well, for starters my PhD thesis was on ship automation. Basically I designed the framework and theory for an AI that take complete control of a ship in emergency situations. Such as if the entire crew were knocked out or otherwise disabled. Or in situations where our mortal reflexes and a delay in decision making could lead to disaster. I’ve continued to work upon my thesis, chipping away at it bit by bit. All in all it may be a decade before research and development reaches the live testing phase but the work is promising and Starfleet Command has given me their full support.

“Take control as in operating each station on the bridge as well as maintaining and controlling the ship’s propulsion and warp capabilities? What margin of time, in preliminary testing, would a delay need to occur for the automation of the ship to detect that a delayed action would cause a disaster?”

“I’m also developing a medical diagnosis A.I that can predict the patterns of disease and infection progression in patients. I started this research with the assistance of Lt JG Segal, a doctor serving aboard the USS Ogawa. We’ve completed phase one of the research with promising results! Phase two has begun and Starfleet Medical have been very accommodating.

“This is interesting. Have you also consulted with Dr. Stacey about your research? Also, I am not a medical expert but I thought this type of technology already existed. Are you creating something to enhance it?”

“I’ve upgraded our ship’s computer response times. I’ve developed new simulation software that has increased simulation performance and accuracy. I’ve developed my own holodeck program and directly library. Like, the one that Starfleets gives to all her ships is fine and dandy but mine is better. After all, I make the best holodeck programs in the galaxy.” She said with brilliant smile.

“Just curious, what makes yours better?” she asked with an inquisitive expression on her face.

If the XO paid any attention to ship scuttlebutt or asked around, she would hear that V’alura was well liked (especially amongst her scientists) with mother hen tendencies and preference for informal address and communication.

Lt JG Belmont, CSO

ooc: V’alura’s education is listed in her profile and it is all publicly available knowledge! Hope that helps.

As she reviewed the previous ship’s mission, she saw they the crew of the Ark Angel had encountered a blob creature that seemed to have wreaked its havoc on the ship. This was something surely the science department had a hand in resolving. “What can you tell me about the last mission, the one that involved this..... blob creature? What would you say was the most defining role for the science department in helping resolve that issue?”

Itri, XO

V’alura gave the answer a moment’s thought, before giving her confident answer. “My department studied a blob sample and were the first to discover the nature of the blob and that the Warrens was actually the whole organism. We determined that the blob creatures were able to phase through time and space. This information was crucial going forward in the mission. After the capture of a smaller blob creature we determined its intelligence and were the first to actually communicate with the organism through the blob we captured. Through it we were able to learn even more about the organism as a whole.”

Lt JG Belmont, CSO

So the creature was able to phase through time and space? How was this information used? Was it to communicate with the bigger blob? If we still have a sample I would love to stop by the science lab to take a peek at it.” The blob creature fascinated her because she had a passion for science. If she was not XO she would want a job in the science department.

Itri, XO