| S. No. | Centre Name | Research Verticals | Thrust Areas |
|---|
| 15 | DIA-COE, IIT Kharagpur | 1. Advanced Extractive Metallurgy and Metal Recycling Technologies (AEMMRT) | 1. Processes For Extracting/ Recovering Strategic Metals like Tungsten, Germanium, Gallium, Rare Earth Elements, Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt from Primary Ores and Secondary Waste Streams. |
| | | | 2. Sustainable and Green Extractive Metallurgy |
| | | | 3. Advanced Metal Refining and Purification |
| | | | 4. Nanomaterials for Extractive Metallurgy |
| | | 2. Advanced Surface Engineering Technologies (ASST) | 1. Surface Coatings and Surface Modification Technologies. |
| | | | 2. Testing and Performance Evaluation of Surface Coatings. |
| | | | 3. Tribology and Surface Interaction |
| | | | 4. Green Coatings and Surface Treatments |
| | | | 5. Smart Surfaces and Intelligent Coatings |
| | | | 6. Nano Coatings for Defence Platforms used in Harsh Environment |
| | | 3. Unmanned Underwater Robotic Sensors and Actuators (UURSA) | 1. Autonomous and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (AUVs and UUVs) |
| | | | 2. Underwater Navigation and Localization |
| | | | 3. Underwater Communication Systems |
| | | | 4. Energy Storage and Power Systems for Long-Duration Missions |
| | | | 5. Swarm Robotics and Collaborative Behaviour |
| | | | 6. Underwater Sensing and Perception Technologies |
| | | | 7. Hybrid and Biomimetic Underwater Robots |
| | | | 8. Underwater Robotics for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) |
| | | 4. Cognitive Technologies and Cyber Physical Defence Systems (CTCPDS) | 1. Cognitive Computing using Neuromorphic Engineering |
| | | | 2. Autonomous Systems and Cognitive Agents |
| | | | 3. Cognitive Security and Cyber Defence |
| | | | 4. Cognitive Robotics |
| | | | 5. Secure Embedded Systems and IoT Security |
| | | | 6. Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Architecture |
| | | | 7. AI and Machine Learning (ML) for Cyber-Physical Security |
| | | | 8. Quantum-Resistant Asymmetric Cryptography |
| | | 5. Quality, Reliability and Safety Studies (QRSS) | 1. Quality Control and Assurance in Defence Manufacturing |
| | | | 2. Safety Engineering and Hazard Analysis |
| | | | 3. Environmental and Stress Testing |
| | | | 4. Lifecycle Quality and Reliability Management |
| | | | 5. Software Reliability |
| | | | 6. Cyber System Robustness |
| | | | 7. System Safety Certification and Standards Compliance |
| | | | 8. Integrated Safety and Reliability Assessment |
| | | | 9. Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) |
| | | 6. Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) | 1. Symmetric Key Analysis |
| | | | 2. Side Channel Analysis |
| | | | 3. Blockchain Security |
| | | | 4. Cryptology and Fault Attacks |
| | | | 5. Hardware Security |
| | | | 6. Post Quantum Cryptography |
