Research Projects

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 organise research into classes of problems that seeks to address a key research-theme or sector-goal.

Eight key research themes have been identified:

• Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Clean Energy
• Water
• Nanotechnology
• Biotechnology and Stem Cell Research
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Design

Click here to see the list of projects floated for the upcoming intake.

Research Themes	Project Number	Monash University Supervisor	IIT-Bombay Supervisor	Project Title	Project Status
Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture	IMURA0206	Kate Smith-Miles Also includes external supervisor from CSIRO	Siuli Mukhopadhyay Also includes external supervisor from CSIRO	Novel methods for high throughput experimental design in materials optimisation	Candidate Required
Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture	IMURA0380	Ron Steinfeld	Madhav Desai Virendra Sule	Design of energy efficient cryptographic Co-processors	Candidate Required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture, Infrastructure Engineering	IMURA0448	Dr. Zhiyuan (Terry) Liu	Prof. Narayan Rangaraj	Bus Route Design in an Integrated and Multimodal Transit System	Candidate Required
Design	ID00711	Selby Coxon	Jayesh S. Pillai	Design of Guidelines and Grammar for Storytelling in Virtual Reality	Candidate Required
Clean Energy	IMURA0615	Tanja Junkers	Anil Kumar	Design synthesis and application of novel hole transport layers	Candidate Required
Biotechnology and Stem Cell Research	IMURA0619	Kellie Tuck	Krishna P.Kaliappan	Design and Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules as Blockers of Neuronal Calcium Ion Channels Relevant to Neuropathic Pain	Candidate Required
Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture Infrastructure Engineering	IMURA0659	Neil Cameron	Anil Kumar	Design, Synthesis and Application of Organocatalysts and Hydrogenation Catalysts for Continuous Flow Processes	Candidate Required
Nanotechnology	IMURA0663	Jean-Michel Redouté	Jayanta Mukherjee	Design of integrated RF front-ends with an increased robustness to parasitic signal feed through	Candidate Required
Advanced Computational Engineering, Simulation and Manufacture, Design	IMURA0738	Nemai Chandra Karmakar	Girish Kumar	Antennas for TV White Space Band For High Speed WiF	Candidate Required
Design	ID00686	Robbie Napper Monash Co Supervisor: Selby Coxon	Sugandh Malhotra IITB Co Supervisor: B. K. Chakravarthy	Design interventions in farm equipments for Indian small farmers	Candidate Required
Design	ID00687	Robbie Napper Monash Co Supervisor: Selby Coxon	Sugandh Malhotra	Sustainable design solutions for Agriculture practices in India	Candidate Required
Design Infrastructure Engineering	IMURA0872	Prof. Sunita Chauhan	Prof. Maryam Shojaei Baghini Prof. Anirban Guha	AgriBot: Agriculture Inspection Robot –design and control	Candidate Required
Design	ID00714	Selby Coxon	Sugandh Malhotra	Accessibility solutions for healthcare emergencies for rural areas	Candidate Required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture, Design	IMURA0893	Prof. Nemai Karmakar	Prof. Maryam Shojaei Baghini	Physiotherapy-Assisting Technology	Candidate Required
Humanities &Social Sciences, Design	ID00897	Prof.Nicole Kalms Prof. Gene Bawden	Prof.Purba Joshi	Preventing Sexual Harassment in Indian Public Transport Spaces through Gender-Sensitive Co-Design with Women and Girls	Candidate Required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture, Design	IMURA0914	Prof.Sunita Chauhan	Prof.Abhishek Gupta	Modelling and Control strategies for object manipulation with soft robots	Candidate Required
Advanced computational engineering, simulation and manufacture, Design	IMURA0915	Prof.Sunita Chauhan	Prof.Abhishek Gupta	Modelling and Control strategies for Soft robotic actuation	Candidate Allotted Sana Nassar Syed
Design	ID00924	Prof Daphne Flynn	Prof. Nishant Sharma	Design a low-cost and affordable accommodation in the Indian context for the patients living on pedestrian paths.	Candidate Required
Design	ID00925	Prof. Sarah Pink	Prof. Nishant Sharma Prof Vivek Kant	Design of overlay augmented reality windshield for long-haul trucking in India	Candidate Required
Design	ID00945	Prof.Robbie Napper Prof.Selby Coxon	Nishant Sharma	Bicycle logistics and mobility in India and Australia	Candidate Required
Clean Energy, Design	IMURA0968	Prof. Neil Cameron	Prof. Sudhanshu Mallick	Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules	Candidate Required
Design	ID00985	Prof. Rowan Page	Prof.Purba Joshi	Digitally fabricated design interventions for ALS/MND	Candidate Allotted Yash Bohre
Design, Humanities and Social Sciences	ID00989	Ilya Fridman Xavier Ho	Prof. Venkatesh Rajamanickam co-supervisor: Prof. Arnab Jana	Democratising neighbourhood mapping through design and creatively collaboration with local communities in India	Candidate Allotted Bishal Goswami
Biotechnology & Stem Cell Research, Design	IMURA1017	Prof. Mibel Aguilar Co-supervisor: Dr. John Lee	Prof. Shobhna Kapoor	Biophysical characterization of mycobacterial membranes: Towards understanding membrane-centric host-pathogen interactions and for drug screening applications	Candidate Required
Design	IMURA0987	Prof. Hoam Chung	Prof. Srikant Sukumar	Testbed for Controlling a Lunar Lander	Candidate Required