Infosys Prize 2025: Six researchers to receive $100,000
Bengaluru-based researcher Anjana Badrinarayanan from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) is among six winners of the Infosys Prize 2025, announced by the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) on Wednesday.
The foundation announced laureates across six categories: Economics, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences. The prize honours young Indian researchers for their contributions to scientific advancement.
Each laureate will receive a gold medal, a citation, and a prize purse of $100,000. From 2024, the prize has been recognising researchers under the age of 40 to encourage early-career excellence. This year researchers working absurdly fast algorithms, health economics, electrochemical fertiliser production, Prakrit poetics were awarded.
During his address Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said the future of India depends on its research culture. “Creating such an ecosystem for research is our unfailing duty because, ultimately, research is the only means we have to make India a better nation, and this world a better world.”
K Dinesh, president, Infosys Science Foundation, said the awardees' achievements reflect the vital connection between research, science, and society, inspiring the next generation of innovators.
“The Infosys Prize continues to embody our belief that research and science are cornerstones of human progress," he added.
Winners of all the categories based outside of India also have to spend 30 days at a host institution in India. This new rule is part of the Infosys Prize Residency programme to encourage collaboration between the laureates and the Indian research community.
The winners were announced by ISF trustees K Dinesh, NR Narayana Murthy, Srinath Batni, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Pratima Murthy, and SD Shibulal.
The 2025 Infosys Prize laureates across six categories are:
Economics: Nikhil Agarwal, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at MIT, for his work in market design and empirical analysis of allocation mechanisms such as school choice and kidney exchanges.
Engineering and Computer Science: Sushant Sachdeva, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, for his study into mathematical optimisation and algorithmic theory that set new standards for computational performance in networks and information systems.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Andrew Ollett, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, for his scholarship on Prakrit languages and Indian poetics, including his acclaimed book Language of the Snakes.
The foundation announced laureates across six categories: Economics, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences. The prize honours young Indian researchers for their contributions to scientific advancement.
Each laureate will receive a gold medal, a citation, and a prize purse of $100,000. From 2024, the prize has been recognising researchers under the age of 40 to encourage early-career excellence. This year researchers working absurdly fast algorithms, health economics, electrochemical fertiliser production, Prakrit poetics were awarded.
During his address Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said the future of India depends on its research culture. “Creating such an ecosystem for research is our unfailing duty because, ultimately, research is the only means we have to make India a better nation, and this world a better world.”
K Dinesh, president, Infosys Science Foundation, said the awardees' achievements reflect the vital connection between research, science, and society, inspiring the next generation of innovators.
“The Infosys Prize continues to embody our belief that research and science are cornerstones of human progress," he added.
Winners of all the categories based outside of India also have to spend 30 days at a host institution in India. This new rule is part of the Infosys Prize Residency programme to encourage collaboration between the laureates and the Indian research community.
The winners were announced by ISF trustees K Dinesh, NR Narayana Murthy, Srinath Batni, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Dr. Pratima Murthy, and SD Shibulal.
The 2025 Infosys Prize laureates across six categories are:
Economics: Nikhil Agarwal, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at MIT, for his work in market design and empirical analysis of allocation mechanisms such as school choice and kidney exchanges.
Engineering and Computer Science: Sushant Sachdeva, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, for his study into mathematical optimisation and algorithmic theory that set new standards for computational performance in networks and information systems.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Andrew Ollett, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, for his scholarship on Prakrit languages and Indian poetics, including his acclaimed book Language of the Snakes.
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