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
IMURA1087
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Siyad Rahman M
Theoretical and numerical analysis of multiphysics problems in thin structures
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Ricardo Ruiz Baier
- Prof. Jerome Droniou
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Neela Nataraj
Project Number
IMURA1085
Project Status
Ferroelectric thin films for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Cameron Bentley
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Dr. Abhijeet L. Sangle
Project Number
IMURA1084
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Leena Bhadra
Development of Biobased Active Packaging Cling film for Meat
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Circular Economy, Smart Materials, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Kellie Tuck
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Venkat Gundabala
Project Number
IMURA1083
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Tanya Bansal
Insights into giant virus biology and host interactions
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Gregory W Moseley
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Kiran Kondabagil
- Prof. Santanu Ghosh
Project Number
HSS1082
Project Status
Effect of sleep deprivation on decision making and vigilance among night shift workers
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Nemai Karmakar
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Azizuddin Khan
Project Number
IMURA1081
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Saikat Dutta
Self-supervised approaches for dense prediction tasks from images under limited supervision
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Hamid Rezatofighi
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Biplab Banerjee
Project Number
IMURA1080
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Nijo Padinjarathala Ignatius
Off-shore Green Energy Platforms: Understanding and Mitigation of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Siddhartha Duttagupta
- Prof. Arnab Dutta, Prof. Amber Shrivastava
Project Number
IMURA1079
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Shahla Karimpanakkal
A combined density functional theory and experimental investigation of carbon dioxide conversion to hydrocarbons on Molybdenum carbide-based catalysts
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Akshat Tanksale
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ojus Mohan
- Prof. Sonali Das
Project Number
IMURA1078
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Anish Pandit
Dynamically penetrating anchors for deepwater floating structures
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Ha Bui
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Santiram Chatterjee
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr Elahe Abdi
- Dr Faezeh Marzbanrad
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof Maryam Shojaei Baghini