A cyberneticist was a scientist who specialized in cybernetic lifeforms. In 2366, Romulan Admiral Alidar Jarok admitted to lieutenant commander Data that he knew of a host of cyberneticists who would love to get their hands on him. (TNG: "The Defector" ) Commander Bruce Maddox worked at the Cybernetics Division of the Daystrom Institute in 2367. (TNG: "Data's Day" )