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
IMURA1164
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Neeru Yadav
Computational Fluid Dynamics ( CFD ) of turbulent flows containing particles and polymers
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Prabhakar Ranganathan
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Jason Ryan Picardo
- Prof. Partha Sarathi Goswami
Project Number
IMURA1201
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Nistha Srivastava
Analysing the Energy Transition Pathways in Transportation Sector in India using Bottom-up Modelling Approach
Research Themes
Infrastructure, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Srinivas Sridharan
- Prof. Vinod Mishra
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Anand B. Rao
Project Number
IMURA1199
Project Status
Development of Bio-Inspired Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biomass-Derived Feedstock Valorisation to High-Value Chemicals and Fuels
Research Themes
Circular Economy, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Priya Samudrala
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Arnab Dutta
Project Number
IMURA1194
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Jothilingam Duraisamy
Optimal coordinating mechanisms in agricultural supply chain to reduce inefficiencies through policy interventions
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies, Infrastructure.
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Alka Nand
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Priyank Sinha
Project Number
IMURA1193
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Suyasha Pandey
Identifying optimal policies for greening Indian MSME’s
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Ananya Bhattacharya
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Priyank Sinha
Project Number
IMURA1192
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Zahir Khan
Data Science and AI Techniques for Signal/Image Reconstruction from Samples at Unknown Locations
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Emanuele Viterbo
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ajit Rajwade
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling, Clean Energy, Sustainable Societies
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Hao Wang
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Swaprava Nath
Project Number
Imura1186
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Sreenath Dey
Investigation of Cell Fates and Disease Progression through Structural Insights on Skp1-FBXO36 in context of prostate cancer
Research Themes
Health Sciences
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Santosh Panjikar
- Prof. Senthil Armugam
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ashutosh Kumar
Project Number
HSS1190
Project Status
Candidate Allotted - Amit Meena
Sustainable Futures: G7, Bridging Gender Gap(s), Energy Transition - A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Western India and Australia
Research Themes
Sustainable Societies, Clean Energy
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Jo Lindsay
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Ahonaa Roy
Project Number
IMURA1185
Project Status
Explainability, Interpretability of deep learning models via the lens of discreteness of deep neural networks
Research Themes
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computational Modelling
Monash University Supervisor
- Prof. Pierre Le Bodic
- Prof. Mario Boley
IIT-Bombay Supervisor
- Prof. Balamurugan Palaniappan