Research Themes

The IITB-Monash Research Academy is addressing the growing need for multidisciplinary research and is finding innovative solutions to research questions across seven specialist areas of growing global significance.

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and modelling, lies at the heart of the development of a new design or the analysis of a new product, process, or technology. Key questions include identifying the life of critical components ... in a process, assessing the veracity of a design principle, optimizing the cost of a complex system, and addressing the usefulness of a new material. Solutions to...

With aspirations of continuously improving living standards in the face of an ever-increasing population, securing a cheap energy supply and minimizing adverse environmental impact is high on the agenda of governments. ... Energy is fundamental to economic development, social well-being and national security. The collaborative energy research program at...

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The Academy has a proven track record of cutting-edge research and excellence in biotechnology, biomedical devices and computational medical science. To further develop this, the Academy has entered into a strategic partnership with ... the Indian government’s Department of Biotechnology. The Academy has entered into a strategic partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India...

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Advanced materials underpin many of the leading innovations driving economic growth in areas such as clean energy, high performance computing, medical technologies and infrastructure to name a few. The Academy ... focuses on cutting-edge nanotechnology, high performance polymers, composite materials and research in nano-bio hybrid materials in close partnership with industry to develop...

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The confluence of arts, anthropology, creativity, design, environment, policy and technology, is driving innovation in directions previously unimagined. India is in the process of designing and erecting, from the ground up, close to 100 ... ‘Smart Cities’ where these elements need to be incorporated - through reworking existing ideas to inventing ground-breaking concepts. The Academy sees itself as an integral...

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Due to rapidly growing populations and diminishing government resources, corporates and academia are now focusing on sustainable technologies and processes - this has led to the rise of the circular economy concept. The Academy ... focuses significant attention on technologies, processes and policies related to looking beyond the current industrial models to factor in broader societal and ecological benefits...

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Bad design, corrosion and infrastructure bottlenecks can significantly impact infrastructure safety as well as the growth and competitiveness in industry sectors. In the area of infrastructure engineering there is a growing ... need for improved measures to determine the life assessment extension of industrial components that operate in a corrosive environment and improved, cost effective techniques for the future design of...

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Design responds to research that covers evolving needs, wants and aspirations related to ... Human (physiological, psychological and other), Technological (technical capacities, manufacturing capabilities, new emerging frontiers of engineering and science) and Environmental...

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