Doctor Ira Graves, PhD, was a male Human molecular cyberneticist in the 24th century. Graves was believed to be one of the finest scientific minds of his time and was a recipient of the Zee-Magnees Prize. During his career, Graves had a lot of contact with Dr. Noonian Soong and claimed to have taught him everything he knew. When he met Data, he suggested that made him his "grandfather". Graves had also secretly fallen in love with Kareen, regretting the difference in their respective ages and finding himself too old for her.