Deakin's India-Focused Research Secures Major Australia-India Grants to Advance Cyber and Critical Technology Innovation

NEW DELHI , Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Deakin University, Australia, celebrates its outstanding researchers who are shaping the future of Australia–India collaboration. Through the success of multiple competitive grant awards, they are accelerating research excellence, pioneering innovation, and strengthening the flow of talent, ideas, and opportunities across borders.Building on Deakin's pioneering bilateral contribution, researchers from the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Hub and the Deakin Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative have received funding under the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP). The projects bring together researchers from Deakin and leading Indian and South Asian institutions to tackle pressing cyber and critical technology challenges facing the Indo-Pacific.Established in 2020, the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) supports collaboration between Australian and Indian research, industry, government and civil society organisations. The latest awards highlight the role of bilateral research talent in advancing innovation, technological resilience and bilateral cooperation.The funded projects focus on: