Atria University's Centres of Excellence form the research backbone of our Living Laboratory ecosystem, advancing sustainable solutions for India.
Atria University's Centres of Excellence form the research backbone of our Living Laboratory ecosystem — interdisciplinary engines of innovation bringing together scientists, engineers, industry leaders, and students to solve India's most critical challenges across energy, climate, health, mobility, and digital infrastructure.
6
Centres of Excellence
50+
Active Researchers
12+
Industry Partners
8
UN SDGs Advanced
ACAD
Pioneering solutions that integrate AI and decentralized systems to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and natural capital pricing failures.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Building India's first campus-scale Agentic Microgrid — an AI-managed energy system.
Life Sciences
An AI-powered synthetic biology "bio-foundry" accelerating microbe design for biomining, advanced biofuels, and biofertilizers.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Supporting India's National Biotechnology (BioE3) mission and powering a new green industrial revolution.
Energy
Engineering India's energy independence through next-generation battery technologies, smart grids, and electric mobility systems.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Designing anode-less solid-state Sodium batteries for true Atmanirbhar Bharat in energy storage.
IoT
Building intelligent systems that connect devices, data, and decisions for smarter cities, industries, and communities.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Creating digital public infrastructure for India's Smart Cities Mission.
BattE
Advancing next-generation energy storage with sodium solid-state batteries, reducing dependence on scarce Lithium imports.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Cutting India's dependence on Lithium imports via domestically-producible Sodium batteries.
Climate
Combining AI models with global foundation systems to deliver hyperlocal weather forecasts that de-risk agriculture and protect infrastructure.
Focus Areas
Key Impact
Building scalable models for climate-resilient agriculture that increase farmer income and restore soil biodiversity.
Our research spans over 30 interdisciplinary focus areas, each addressing critical national challenges aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
State-of-the-art laboratories and equipment powering breakthrough research across all six Centres of Excellence.
Active research projects addressing India's most pressing national challenges — from climate-resilient agriculture to decentralized energy grids.
Our research is driven by distinguished faculty with extensive industry and academic experience spanning global institutions.
Centre Lead
Dr. Anirudh Sharma, Prof. Meera Joshi
Centre Lead
Dr. Priya Nair, Dr. Suresh Bhat
Centre Lead
Prof. Vikram Reddy, Dr. Anita Desai
Centre Lead
Dr. Karthik Raman, Prof. Lakshmi Iyer
Centre Lead
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Prof. Smita Wagh
Centre Lead
Dr. Sneha Gupta, Prof. Arjun Menon
India stands at a pivotal moment — tasked with securing food, water, and energy for a growing population while building resilience against an accelerating climate crisis. Our campus is not just a university — our buildings are nodes in an Agentic Microgrid, our labs are AI-powered bio-foundries, and our landscape is a testbed for climate-resilient food forests.
Whether you're a student, researcher, industry partner, or policy maker — there's a place for you in Atria's Living Laboratory ecosystem. Collaborate on real-world solutions that matter.
