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Research themes
Research projects
The IITB-Monash Research Academy has an extensive range of research projects and PhD opportunities available
across the six research themes:
> Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
> Infrastructure engineering [1] [2]
> Clean energy
> Water
> Nanotechnology [1] [2]
> Biotechnology and stem cell research
Research
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PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0053 Abdelmalek Bouazza B V S Viswanadham Development and assessment of mineral
lining systems with enhanced attenuating capacity for waste containment facilities
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0054 R Pathegama,
A Bouazza
D Chandrasekharam Geo-sequestration
of carbon dioxide in
coal seams
Candidate required
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0060 Ranjith Pathegama A K Dikshit Computational modelling
for pollutant transport through fractured and porous media
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0052 Campbell Charles Wilson, Judith Irene Sheard Sridhar Iyer,
Sahana Murthy
Mobiles for development PhD
candidate currently on project: Ramkumar Rajendran
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0038 Raman Singh V S Raja Localized corrosion and stress corrosion cracking
of magnesium alloys
PhD
candidate currently on project: Bharat Padekar
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0045 Raman Singh S K Maity Improve design data for mitigation of stress corrosion cracking PhD
candidate currently on project: Nilesh
Raykar
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0064 Abdelmalek Bouazza B V S Viswanadham Hydro-mechanical
behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners in landfill
capping systems
Candidate required
Water
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

IMURA0072 Ranjith PG Deepankar
Choudhury
Tunneling in soft soil under both static and seismic events Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

Clean Energy

IMURA0073 Ranjith PG Deepankar
Choudhury
To study the effects of mining induced subsidence, changes in deformation of coal and interburden rock strata and water flow Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering

Clean Energy

IMURA0074 Ranjith PG D N Singh Investigation of
permeability of fractured, steep and deep rock
slopes with high groundwater pressures
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Kunal Kumar Singh
Infrastructure engineering

Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture

IMURA0075 A Bouazza B V S Viswanadham Studies on the
performance of
geosynthetic clay liners
of landfill covers subjected to differential settlements
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0078 Mohan Krishnamoorthy Ashwin Gumaste Automated design and configuration of optical networks PhD
candidate currently on project:
Deval Bhamare
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0088 Shonali Krishnaswamy,
Bala Srinivasan
Ganesh Ramakrishnan,
Krithivasan Ramamritham
Exploring relational learning and its applicability to sensor networks PhD
candidate currently on project:
Naveen Nair
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0091 Kate Smith Sarat Chandran Novel projector camera systems PhD
candidate currently on project:
Shamsudin Ladha
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0094 W K Chiu,
D Y Zheng
Pradipta Banerji Impact load analysis of heavy haul 3-piece bogie ore cars Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0095 W K Chiu,
D Y Zheng,
C Epp
Pradipta Banerji Investigation of transient wheel-rail contact
conditions resulting in
rail squat defects
Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0096 Raman Singh,
John Cookson
R C Prasad Influence of environmental factors on growth of rolling contact fatigue damage in rails Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture