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:
The interviews for the December 2025 intake have concluded. Selected candidates will be notified via email in November.
Explore the projects available for the upcoming intake
Project Number
IMURA0817
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Development of a Robotic Platform for Paediatric Surgery
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Elahe Abdi
- Gita Pendharkar
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- P.S Gandhi
- Maryam Shojaei Baghini
Project Number
IMURA0816
Project Status
Optimal wellbore configuration for gas hydrate reservoir systems
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Infrastructure Engineering
Monash University Supervisor
- Ranjith Pathegama
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- V. Vishal
Project Number
IMURA0815
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Krunal Tulsawadekar
Fluid dynamic investigation of gas hydrate bearing sediments
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Infrastructure Engineering
Monash University Supervisor
- Ranjith Pathegama
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- V. Vishal
Project Number
IMURA0814
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Reena Joshi
Nanomaterials & ecosystems: Potential effect and involved processes
Research Themes
Smart Materials, Circular Economy
Monash University Supervisor
- Mike Grace
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Shobha Shukla
Project Number
IMURA0813
Project Status
Optimal damage detection in structures through uncertainty quantification
Research Themes
Infrastructure Engineering
Monash University Supervisor
- Ye Lu
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Siddhartha Ghosh
Project Number
IMURA0811
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
2D and 3D patterned surfaces for tip-enhanced raman spectroscopy
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Bayden Wood
- Donald McNaughton
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Shobha Shukla
- Sumit Saxena
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Kei Saito
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Sumit Saxena
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Parama Banerjee
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Sumit Saxena
Project Number
IMURA0807
Project Status
Effect of texture on formability of hexagonal metals (Zn and Mg)
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Jian-Feng Nie
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Sushil Mishra
- I Samajdar
Research Themes
Health Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Yuan-Fang Li
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Ganesh Ramakrishnan