IIITDM Kurnool has the research expertise in various fields such as thermal engineering, fluid mechanics, smart materials, additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing, data analytics, graph algorithms, VLSI design, IoT, power electrical drives, sensors control, computational condensed matter, mathematical control theory, and so on. The list of research projects of IIITDM Kurnool is as follows.
List of Research Projects:
| S.No | Project Title | PI/Co-PI | Funding Agency | Amount Sanctioned | Duration |
| 1 | Ground based rover for multi-purpose agriculture activities | PI: Dr. Krishna Naik (IIITDM Kurnool) Co-PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy KV (IIITDM Kurnool). | WASP Autonomous Systems Pvt. Ltd, Bellary | Rs. 3 Lakhs | 6 months |
| 2 | Synthesis of high-Tc and small-sized- skyrmion/antiskyrmion host bulk materials and to study their exotic magnetic properties. | PI: Dr Pavan Venu Prakash Madduri (IIITDM Kurnool) & Collaborator: Dr P D Babu (UGC-DAE CSR-Mumbai). | UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (UGC-DAE CSR) | Rs. 45000/- in the first year | 3 Years |
| 3 | D-Powerpad: Self configurable renewable Powered Autonomous Drone Charging Station with battery swapping system | PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy K.V. (IIITDM Kurnool) Co-PI: Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry (IIITDM Kurnool) Co-PI: Dr. Prakash Kodali (NIT Warangal) | TiHAN-IITH | Rs. 17.80 Lakhs | May 2022 to Dec 2023 |
| 4 | Electrostatic Spray and CVD Based Textured and Solid Lubricated cBN-TiAlN-Graphene Coatings for Cutting Tools | PI: Dr. Ramesh K G (PDEU Gandhinagar) Co-PI: Dr. Vipindas K. (IIITDM Kurnool) | DST-SERB, GoI | Rs. 43.6 Lakhs | 3 years |
| 5 | Real Time Opinion Mining in Spark Environment using Deep Learning Models with Negation Handling | PI: Dr. R. PraneethaSree | Brain4ce Education Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Rs. 15 lakhs | 2 years |
| 6 | Development of Metallic Micro-lattice Structures with Superior Strain Energy Absorption Characteristics for Underbody Protection in Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) | PI : Dr. C. Chandrasekhara Sastry; Co-PI : Dr. J. Krishnaiah | Armaments Research Board - DRDO | Rs. 36.6 Lakhs | 3 years |
| 7 | Development of Model prediction control algorithm based on the identified system using Koopman operator for SMA embedded soft robots. | PI: Dr. S Maniprakash | DST-SERB, GoI | Rs. 15.8 lakhs | 2 years |
| 8 | Design of pilot scale hydrogen fuel generation device embedded with Quantum dot Solar Cells for high purity hydrogen fuel production | PI: Dr. D. Amaranatha Reddy, Co-PI: Dr. T. Pandiyarajan | DRDO (ER&IPR) | Rs. 38.89 Lakhs | 3 years |
| 9 | Real-time Intelligent System Design for Secure Digital Communication | PI : Dr. Mohamed Asan Basiri M | IHUB NTIHAC FOUNDATION, C3I Center, IIT Kanpur | Rs. 17.44 Lakhs | 3 years |
| 10 | WearGeM - Wearable for continuous Glucose Monitoring using Microneedle Assisted Reverse Iontophoresis | PI: Dr. Eswaramoorthy K.V | DST-SERB, GoI | Rs. 12.76 Lakhs | January 2021 to January 2023 |
| 11 | Density Functional Theory (DFT) Guided Novel Material Design for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting: A Case Study in Shift Current Bulk Photovoltaic Effect in Non-Centrosymmetric Materials | PI: Dr. Murali D | DST-SERB, GoI | Rs. 6.6 Lakhs | December 2020 to December 2023 |
| 12 | Understanding the charge dynamics in heterogeneous photo-electro-catalytic water splitting with femtosecond in-situ time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy | PI: Dr. Amaranatha Reddy | DST-Inspire, GoI | Rs. 35 Lakhs | August 2020 to August 2025 |
| 13 | Engineering of High Performance Signal Processing Elements for Real-time Infrastructure | PI : Dr. Mohamed Asan Basiri M | DST-SERB, GoI | Rs. 28 Lakhs | January 2020 to January 2022 |
| 14 | Development of 3D Printed Wearable Button Antenna for Performance Monitoring Applications | PI: Dr. K. Senthilkumaran (IIITDM Kancheepuram) Co-PI: Dr. S.S. Karthikeyan (NIT Trichy) Co-PI: Dr. K.V. Eswaramoorthy (IIITDM Kurnool) | IMPRINT-2, DST, GoI | Rs. 52 Lakhs | January 2019 to January 2022 |
| 15 | OASIS: Online Aerial image-based Surface Information System | PI: Dr. Shounak Chakraborty Co-PI: Dr. K. Sathya Babu | IITI DRISHTI CPS under the aegis of NMICPS, DST, Govt. of India | INR 8,64,300 | 12 months |