Research will be conducted in a team-based approach. Research in The Academy will be truly multi-disciplinary which will allow discoveries to be made at the interface of disciplines.
The Academy’s intention is to organize research into classes of problems that seeks to address a key research-theme or sector-goal.
Seven key research themes have been identified:
EOI Applications are open. Click here to apply. Last date of submission is 27 February 2026.
Explore the list of tentative PhD research topics here.
These topics are meant for exploration and guidance only; the final research topic will be finalised by the next stage of Admissions.
Project Number
IMURA1295
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Rownak Tiwari
A Hybrid EEG Representation Learning Framework Leveraging Signal Characteristics
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Mahsa Salehi
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Maryam Shojaei Baghini
Project Number
IMURA1120
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Rohit Srivastava
Characterising extreme water quality events and their drivers
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Anna Lintern
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Arpita Mondal
Project Number
ID00897
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Gautam Parwar V
Preventing Sexual Harassment in Indian Public Transport Spaces through Gender-Sensitive Co-Design with Women and Girls
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies, Design
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Nicole Kalms
- Prof. Gene Bawden
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Purba Joshi
- Prof. Sugandh Malhotra
Project Number
IMURA1208
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Saurabh Kumar
Laser micromachining of nanostructures for biomedical applications
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Jing Fu
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Deepak Marla
Project Number
IMURA1273
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Subin C Haze
Focused Ion Beam Nanostructuring of Optical Fibers/Probes for Sensing and Beam Engineering
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Jing Fu
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Rakesh Mote
- Prof. Mohammed Aslam
Project Number
IMURA1256
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Aditya Singh
Cybersecurity of Wind Power Plant
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Amin Sakzad
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Zakir Hussain Rather
- Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla
Project Number
IMURA1109
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Shiwangee
Integrated study of landslide using ambient seismic noise continuous monitoring, remote sensing and geomechanical methods
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Sustainable Societies, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Fabio A. Capitanio
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Satish Maurya
- Prof. Vikram Vishal
Project Number
IMURA1269
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Sujith Kumar A
Multi-Modal Geoscientific Data Fusion for Concealed Mineral Targeting in the Aravalli-Delhi Orogen Using Deep Learning
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Peter Betts
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. G. Srinivasa Rao
- Prof. Prabhakar Naraga
Project Number
HSS1236
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Anugraha K Kurian
Identity, Migration, and Social Cohesion in Northeast India's Borderlands: A Comparative Study
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Lachlan McNamee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Raile R. Züpao
Project Number
IMURA1297
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Shrestha Tomar
Real-time, AI-assisted Multi-Omics Profiling of the Gut Microbiome in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Sharon Ricardo
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ashutosh Kumar