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
IMURA0477
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Elucidating the mechanism of functions of chromatin remodeler in Candida albicans
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Ralf Schittenhelm
- Ana Traven
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Santanu K Ghosh
Project Number
IMURA0468
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Nano-confined multi component metal hydride system for hydrogen sensing application
Research Themes
Clean Energy, Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Raman Singh
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Siddhartha Prakash Duttagupta
- Arindam Sarkar
Project Number
IMURA0442
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Mechanics of Thin Film Coatings at High Temperatures
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Raafat Ibrahim
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Krishna Jonnalagadda
Project Number
IMURA0370
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Design and developmentof autonomous airships
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Hoam Chung
- ArpitaSinha
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Rajkumar Pant
Project Number
IMURA0351(A)
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Modelling Glacier Stored Volume in Eastern Himalayas using Remote sensing Datasets
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies & Management, Infrastructure Engineering
Monash University Supervisor
- Jeff Walker
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Raaj Ramsankaran
Project Number
IMURA0465
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
Particles transport during evaporation of sessile droplets on a solid surface
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Adrian Neild
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Rajneesh Bhardwaj
Project Number
IMURA0303
Project Status
Candidate completed
Pranali
Identification of novel,non-invasive,early markers of Oxyrrhis marina-mediated Dunaliella tertiolecta grazing
Research Themes
Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- John Beardall
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Santosh Noronha
- Sanjeeva Srivastava
Project Number
IMURA0480
Project Status
Candidate completed
Laxman Vamshi krishna Kandala
Self-assembling systems: New self-supporting catalysts
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Andrea Robinson
- Marie-Isabel Aguilar
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- M Ravikanth
Project Number
IMURA0465(A)
Project Status
Candidate completed
Laxman Malla
Particles transport during evaporation of sessile droplets on a solid surface
Research Themes
Smart Materials
Monash University Supervisor
- Adrian Neild
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Rajneesh Bhardwaj
Project Number
IMURA0482(A)
Project Status
Candidate Allotted
A software-defined testbed for real time network simulation
Research Themes
Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture
Monash University Supervisor
- Emanuele Viterbo
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Nikhil Karamchandani Co Supervisor: D Manjunath