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:
Click here to see the results of the December 2025 admissions intake.
Project Number
IMURA1292
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Shivam Meharwal
Selective recovery of metals from zinc mine tailings using biodegradable solvents and novel integrated approach
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Smart Materials, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Parama Chakraborty Banerjee
- Prof. Mohan Yellishetty
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Indrajit Chakraborty
Project Number
IMURA1298
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Saurabh Kumar
Development of a Digital Twin Framework for Forecasting, Monitoring, and Improving Construction Quality in EPC Infrastructure Projects
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Mehrdad Arashpour
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
Project Number
IMURA0919
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Arpit Srivastav
Stubborn and persistent – Child Malnutrition in India
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Dharmalingam Arunachalam
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Amit Arora
Project Number
HSS1277
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Saundarya Prakash
Sleep Intraindividual Variability: Effects on Emotional Responses and Cognitive Functions
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Joshua Wiley
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Rashmi Gupta
Project Number
IMURA1246
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Keerthi Renganathan
Development of Double Emulsion Liposomes Using Microfluidics for Targeted Triple Drug Delivery to Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumor site
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Jess Frith
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Venkat Gundabala
- Prof. Sunita Srivastava
Project Number
IMURA1281
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Soumitro Mukherjee
AI/ML Powered Data Driven Approach for Reliability Estimation & Enhancement of Wind Turbine Generator
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Terence Mak
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Zakir Hussain Rather
Project Number
HSS1284
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Komal Ahluwalia
Climatic Conditions and Child Development Indicators
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Jaai Parasnis
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Rama Pal
Project Number
IMURA1255
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Rituraj Raut
Stability of Inverter Based Resources (Wind Power Plant) Under Weak Grid Conditions
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Mehdi Ghazavi Dozein
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Zakir Hussain Rather
- Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla
Project Number
IMURA0784
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Sohini Chakraborty
Characterizing membrane mimetic biosensors: Towards cell free antibiotic drug screening
Research Themes
Biotechnology & Stem Cell Research, Design
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Mibel Aguilar
- Dr. John Lee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Shobhna Kapoor
Project Number
IMURA1294
Project Status
Candidate Allotted Anwesha Nasreen
Heat transfer within Metal Hydrides for Clean Energy Transition
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Tom Hughes
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Pratibha Sharma