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Research themes
Research projects
The IITB-Monash Research Academy has an extensive range of research projects and PhD opportunities available
across the six research themes:
> Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture [1] [2] [3] [4]
> Infrastructure engineering [1] [2]
> Clean energy
> Water
> Nanotechnology [1] [2]
> Biotechnology and stem cell research
Research
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PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0053 A/Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza Prof B V S Viswanadham Development and assessment of mineral
lining systems with enhanced attenuating capacity for waste containment facilities
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0054 Prof R Pathegama,
A/Prof A Bouazza
Prof D Chandrasekharam Geo-sequestration
of carbon dioxide in
coal seams
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Raju Balamurali
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0060 Dr Ranjith Pathegama Prof A K Dikshit Computational modelling
for pollutant transport through fractured and porous media
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0052 A/Prof G Johanson, Prof R Smyth,
Prof Sridhar Iyer
Prof K Ramamritham Mobiles for development PhD
candidate currently on project: Ramkumar Rajendran
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0038 A/Prof Raman Singh Prof V S Raja Localized corrosion and stress corrosion cracking
of magnesium alloys
PhD
candidate currently on project: Bharat Padekar
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0045 A/Prof Raman Singh Prof S K Maity Improve design data for mitigation of stress corrosion cracking PhD
candidate currently on project: Nilesh Raykar
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0064 A/Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza A/Prof B V S Viswanadham Hydro-mechanical
behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners in landfill
capping systems
Candidate required
Water
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

IMURA0072 Dr Ranjith PG A/Prof Deepankar
Choudhury
Tunneling in soft soil under both static and seismic events Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

Clean Energy

IMURA0073 Dr Ranjith PG A/Prof Deepankar
Choudhury
To study the effects of mining induced subsidence, changes in deformation of coal and interburden rock strata and water flow Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering

Clean Energy

IMURA0074 Dr Ranjith PG Prof D N Singh Investigation of
permeability of fractured, steep and deep rock
slopes with high groundwater pressures
PhD
candidate currently on project: Kunal Kumar Singh
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

IMURA0075 A/Professor A Bouazza A/Prof B V S Viswanadham Studies on the
performance of
geosynthetic clay liners
of landfill covers subjected to differential settlements
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0078 Dr Malin Premaratne and Prof Mohan Krishnamoorthy Narayan Rangaraj Automated design and configuration of optical networks Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0088 Dr Shonali Krishnaswamy,
Prof Bala Srinivasan
Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan,
Prof Krithivasan Ramamritham
Exploring relational learning and its applicability to sensor networks PhD
candidate currently on project:
Naveen Nair
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0091 Kate Smith Sarat Chandran Novel projector camera systems PhD
candidate currently on project:
Shamsudin Ladha
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0094 A/Prof W K Chiu,
Dr D Y Zheng,
Dr C Epp
Prof Pradipta Banerji Impact load analysis of heavy haul 3-piece bogie ore cars PhD
candidate currently on project:
Chandra Kumar
Sharat
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0095 A/Prof W K Chiu,
Dr D Y Zheng,
Dr C Epp
Prof Pradipta Banerji Investigation of transient wheel-rail contact
conditions resulting in
rail squat defects
Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0096 Prof Raman Singh,
Dr John Cookson
Prof R C Prasad Influence of environmental factors on growth of rolling contact fatigue damage in rails Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture