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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
Academy
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SUPERVISOR
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SUPERVISOR
PROJECT TITLE STATUS
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0098 Ranjith Pathegama T N Singh Numerical simulation of
CO2 sequestration and recovery of CH4 from
coal seams
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Vishal Vikram
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0111 R Pathegama D Chandrasekharam A study of CO2 sequestration in basalt formation Candidate required
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0112 Ranjith
Pathegama

Also includes
external supervisor from BHBP
Deepankar Choudhury,
T N Singh

Also includes
external supervisor from BHBP
Investigation of influence of scale effects of strength and failure modes of deep open cut slopes Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0119 Jayantha Kodikara B V S Viswanadham Studies on the response of synthetic fibre reinforced expansive soils Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0120 Jayantha Kodikara Pradipta Banerji,
Sauvik Banerjee
Fuzzy logic-based failure prediction model for water distribution pipes Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0125 Ranjith Pathegama,
WenHui Duan
T N Singh Investigation of
fundamental mechanism
on rock fracture by nanomechanics based modeling techniques
Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Nanotechnology
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0156 Malin Premaratne,
Le Nguyen Binh
R Vijaya Advanced monitoring techniques for long haul optical transmission systems Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0157 Malin Premaratne,
Le Nguyen Binh
R Vijaya Bound solitons and advanced photonics techniques for characterization of ultra-short pulses Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0158 Malin Premaratne,
Le Nguyen Binh
R Vijaya Advanced optical communications: modulation and electronic equalization Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0170 Jayantha Kodikara T N Singh Modelling of fracture formation in sedimentary rocks due to fluid pressure PhD
candidate currently on project:
Dileep
Kumar
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture IMURA0195 Geoff Webb




Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys
Pushpak Bhattacharyya,
Ganesh
Ramakrishnan

Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys
Learning for 'deep' semantic parsing in natural languages by integrating knowledge-based and statistical techniques PhD
candidate currently on project:
Ajay Nagesh
Infrastructure engineering
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0201 David Taniar


Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys

Umesh Bellur


Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys

Mobile P2P infrastructure for location specific services Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0203 David Abramson, Shonali Krishnaswamy

Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys

Umesh Bellur,
Puru Kulkarni

Also includes
external supervisor from Infosys

Issues with virtualization in infrastructure clouds Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0213 Wenyi Yan Ramesh Singh,
Suhas Joshi
Laser cladding technology to repair structures Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0214 Fabio Antonio Capitanio M Radhakrishna Structure and deformation
of lithosphere along the Java-Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone in the Eastern Indian Ocean
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Himangshu Kaushik
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0215 Alan Aitken M Radhakrishna The structure and evolution of the lithosphere in the northeast Indian Ocean Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0217 Gil Garnier,
Wei Shen


Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Ramesh Singh,
TN Singh


Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Fundamental investigations of surface forces in
water-in-oil emulsion contact with minerals
Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0219 Alan Chaffee

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Vinay Juvekar

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Experimental mechanisms for oil adsorption in porous inorganic salt prills Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0220 Alan Chaffee

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Vinay Juvekar

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Modelling of oil adsorption in porous inorganic salt prills PhD
candidate currently on project:
Shamik Chowdhury
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0221
(A)
Sankar Bhattacharya,
Lian Zhang,
Jie Zhang
Andrew Hoadley

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh, Sanjay Mahajani



Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of coal and biomass pyrolysis with carbon capture for syngas feedstock to ammonia production PhD
candidate currently on project:
Pratham Arora
Clean energy
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0221
(B)
Sankar Bhattacharya,
Lian Zhang,
Jie Zhang
Andrew Hoadley

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh, Sanjay Mahajani



Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of coal and biomass pyrolysis with carbon capture for syngas feedstock to ammonia production PhD
candidate currently on project:
Ishan
Sharma
Clean energy
Biotechnology and stem cell research
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0222 Sankar Bhattacharya,
Jie Zhang,
Leone Spiccia,
Lian Zhang

Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Anuradda Ganesh,
Santanu Bhandopadhyay


Also includes
external supervisor from Orica
Techno-economic evaluations of solar
(or other advanced technologies) for splitting water for hydrogen and oxygen feedstock to ammonia and nitric acid production
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Sonal Thengane
Clean energy
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0246 Roberto Weinberg Malay Mukul Geological and contemporary deformation
in the internal thrust
sheets of the Higher
Darjiling-Sikkim Himalaya
PhD
candidate currently on project:
Ashok
Shaw
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0250 Amrik S. Sohal Karuna Jain,
Arti Kalro
Technological innovations
in infrastructure development
Candidate required
Infrastructure engineering IMURA0273 Raman Singh S K Maiti Simulation and experimental validation of corrosion fatigue Candidate required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture