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
IMURA1123
Project Status
Room-Temperature Single-Photon Emitters for quantum technologies
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Stefan Maier
- Dr. Kishan Menghrajani
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anshuman Kumar
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Stefan Maier, Dr. Kishan Menghrajani
- Prof. Murali Sastry
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anshuman Kumar
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Paresh Narayan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Puja Padhi
Project Number
HSS1119
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Merin Chacko
Energy transition and the role of energy poverty: Experience from India
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr Mita Bhattacharya
- Prof Russell Smyth, Prof Xibin Zhang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof Arnab Jana
- Prof Santanu Bandyopadhyay
Research Themes
Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Michael Preuss
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Prita Pant
Project Number
IMURA1116
Project Status
Condition Monitoring of High Temperature Corrosion of Alloys in the Context of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC) Applications
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Siddhartha Duttagupta
Project Number
IMURA1115
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Lavanya Chaudhary
Structural studies on giant viruses and their infection
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof.Fasseli Coulibaly
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Kiran Kondabagil
- Prof. Sandip Kaledhonkar
Project Number
IMURA1114
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Umar Maqbool
Assessment of Hydrogen Generation Technologies in India: Implications for Energy Transition
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Roger Dargaville
- Prof. Tom Hughes
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Trupti Mishra
Project Number
IMURA1113
Project Status
Development of machine learning methods for the analysis of photovoltaic powerplant data for extraction of soiling losses and degradation rates
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Markus Wagner
- Dr. M. Imad Khan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anil Kottantharayil
- Prof. Rajbabu Velmurugan
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Hoam Chung
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Srikant Sukumar