Research

Research Centers

Interdisciplinary platforms that connect AMBE faculty and students with IIT Madras research communities across mechanics, data science, energy, sustainability, sports, haptics, and biomedical systems.

Platforms

Centers and labs

These groups broaden the department's research reach through shared facilities, interdisciplinary programs, and institute-level collaborations.

Complex Systems and Dynamics

Mathematical modelling and analysis of complex dynamical systems across machine learning, climate science, neuroscience, biological systems, multi-physics systems, and active flows.

Center of Excellence in Sports Science & Analytics

Sports technology, analytics, products, and educational programs for athlete performance, fitness, fan engagement, and coaching.

Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI

Interdisciplinary research in data science and AI, with active collaborations in manufacturing analytics, smart cities, and healthcare.

The Energy Consortium

Clean energy research for offshore wind, green hydrogen, green fuels, industrial electrification, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage.

Experiential Technology Innovation Center

Research and product innovation in virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and haptics.

Center for Soft and Biological Matter

Fundamental research into soft matter including polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and biological materials.

Geophysical Flows Lab

A Centre of Excellence focused on monsoon rainfall variability, organization, and prediction over the Indian subcontinent.

School of Sustainability

Interdisciplinary teaching and research on climate change, decarbonization, sustainable settlements, and behavioral change.

Teach to Learn

Structured mentoring for rural school students, while helping undergraduate and graduate mentors build social awareness and leadership.