Infosys Prize 2026: Scholars from TIFR, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, UC San Francisco among winners

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has announced six winners of the Infosys Prize 2026, recognising research contributions across economics, engineering and computer science, humanities and social sciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences and physical sciences.

The Infosys Prize 2026 winners were announced on November 12, 2026, at a press conference in Bengaluru. Each award carries a gold medal, a citation and prize money of USD 100,000 (approximately Rs 88 lakh), according to the foundation.

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Infosys Prize 2026 Winners: Names and categories

The six laureates are Karthik Sastry (Economics), Swarun Kumar (Engineering and Computer Science), Gautam Bhatia (Humanities and Social Sciences), Isha Jain (Life Sciences), Riddhipratim Basu (Mathematical Sciences) and Manoj Kumar Joshi (Physical Sciences).

In the Economics category, Karthik Sastry, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, was recognised for his research on climate change, technological innovation and business cycle fluctuations.

Swarun Kumar, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, received the Engineering and Computer Science award for his work on low-power wireless networks. His research explores how wireless networks can be used not only to transmit information but also to sense and interact with the physical environment.

In Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Bhatia was recognised for his contributions to constitutional law and legal scholarship. He is an adjunct professor at Jindal Global Law School and a Green Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

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Isha Jain received the Life Sciences award for her research in oxygen biology. According to the award announcement, her work has shown how excess oxygen, rather than energy failure, can cause tissue damage in certain mitochondrial diseases. Her research has also explored potential treatment approaches for inherited metabolic disorders.

Riddhipratim Basu, Associate Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of TIFR in Bengaluru, won the Mathematical Sciences award for his contributions to probability theory and statistical physics, including work on the longstanding slow-bond problem.

Manoj Kumar Joshi, Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, received the Physical Sciences Award for his experimental research involving trapped ions and programmable quantum systems.