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
IMURA1076
Project Status
Rheological design of biopolymeric food thickeners to make swallowing easier
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Ravi Jagadeeshan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. P. Sunthar
Project Number
IMURA1074
Project Status
Floods in a changing climate: attribution of hazard, vulnerability and impact
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies, Infrastructure
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Julie Arblaster
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Arpita Mondal
Project Number
IMURA1073
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Lovish Raheja
Circular economy in the context of food supply chains
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Circular Economy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Ananya Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Pankaj Dutta
Project Number
IMURA1072
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Anirban Pal
Asymmetric palladium catalyzed C H functionalization of benzyl acetic acid derivatives via photocatalysis
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. David W. Lupton
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Debabrata Maiti
Project Number
IMURA1071
Project Status
Development of Photo-Asymmetric Desymmetrization Reactions via C-H Functionalization
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. David W. Lupton
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Debabrata Maiti
Project Number
IMURA1070
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Vishal Rautela
Multi-material 3D printing of biodegradable smart materials
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Dr. Yunlong Tang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Gurminder Singh
Project Number
IMURA1068
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Pragyan Goswami
Machine learning based correlations for corrosion driven degradation
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advance Computational Modeling, Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Alankar Alankar
Project Number
IMURA1067
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Bharath M N
Fracture studies of Mg and Zn based biomedical alloys under dynamic and static loadings in a physiological environment
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advance Computational Modeling, Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Alankar Alankar
Project Number
HSS1065
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Pulkita Jain
Examining disparity in health outcomes within the socioeconomically weaker sections in India
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Dharmalingam Arunachalam
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ashish Singh
Project Number
IMURA1064
Project Status
Candidate Allotted-Bijesh Yadav
‘Layered’ transition metal oxide cathode material for Na-ion batteries: from fundamentals to prototype development
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Mainak Majumder
- Dr. Parama Banerjee-Chakraborty
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Amartya Mukhopadhyay