Athena for Partners: How TCS Helped NPS Transform Defense Research

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Located in Monterey, California, and operated by the United States Navy, the Naval Postgraduate School offers defense-focused graduate education and the ability to conduct classified, interdisciplinary research.
Students at this prestigious institution wanted a way to know what research had been done and was being done in its various departments. They sought a unified view of current and completed research. This would enable them to build on available work, thereby improving research outcomes.
The Naval Postgraduate School, in partnership with TCS, worked with various stakeholders to build a collaborative research tool – Athena for Partners – which connects users across NPS, industry, and academia, allowing them to securely exchange information, explore research, and expand collaboration.

Naval Postgraduate School, operated by the United States Navy, partners with TCS to improve research outcomes

Todd Lyons, Executive Vice President, and Ryan Basford, Athena Program Manager, talk about how TCS helped transform the research experience with technology and innovation.

The Naval Postgraduate School is a premier postgraduate institution for the United States Department of Defense, where active-duty marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen, and guardians, international partners, and DOD civilians, come together for education, applied research, and experimentation.

Like many universities, NPS is organized into academic departments dedicated to various STEM and defense-related disciplines from operations research and computer science to national security affairs and defense analysis. Traditionally, research and data have been confined within these departments. Recognizing that most innovation happens at the gap in the seams between such silos, the Naval Postgraduate School embarked on a transformative journey.

To enable students to have a unified view of current and completed research across departments, the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation partnered with TCS to build Athena for Partners – a collaborative research tool that serves as a repository of completed, ongoing, and needed research, It shows the interconnections between the departments and fields, and allows seamless data flow between users in a secure environment.

Users at the Naval Postgraduate School and across industry, DOD, and academic partners now use Athena to not only discover topics and the research that has already been done, but also to see and connect with all the users that are actively doing research in those areas. This has helped create a cohesive ecosystem where the community thrives on interactions among members.

Todd Lyons

Executive Vice President, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation

That's the difference that TCS has made – going from a very analog system of data calls and trying to scour various databases for information to an integrated platform that delivers results today. It was fantastic working with TCS. The best thing is that the team has been consistent over time.”

Ryan Basford

Athena Program Manager, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation

The TCS team is more than just a business partner to us. They have become trusted allies. I'm genuinely grateful for their commitment and collaboration. Their support has been invaluable in making this project a success and taking it to the next level.”

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Naval Postgraduate School, operated by the United States Navy, partners with TCS to improve research outcomes

Todd Lyons

Ryan Basford

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We deliver excellence and create value for customers and communities.

Extraordinary expertise leads to remarkable results.

Want to be a global change-maker? Join our team.

Find the latest news about TCS in our Newsroom

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TCS works hand in hand with world-leading investors.

Global knowledge. Local support

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Naval Postgraduate School, operated by the United States Navy, partners with TCS to improve research outcomes

Todd Lyons

Ryan Basford

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