Infosys Prize 2026 Winners: Check All Six Laureates and Their Research Fields

The winners of the Infosys Prize 2026 were announced by the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF). Six researchers were awarded for their remarkable contributions in the fields of Economics, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. They were awarded with a gold medal, citation and USD 100,000 (or equivalent in Indian currency). From 2024, the prize has been awarded to researchers under the age of 40.

List of Winners of Infosys Prize 2026

Category	Winner	Institution
Economics	Karthik Sastry	Princeton University, USA
Engineering and Computer Science	Swarun Kumar	Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Humanities and Social Sciences	Gautam Bhatia	Jindal Global Law School; University of New South Wales
Life Sciences	Isha Jain	Gladstone Institutes; University of California, San Francisco
Mathematical Sciences	Riddhipratim Basu	ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Physical Sciences	Manoj Kumar Joshi	Singapore University of Technology and Design

Summary of Contributions of the Winners

1. Economics – Karthik Sastry

Karthik Sastry is the Associate Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He is being awarded for his research on climate change, technological innovation and business cycle fluctuations. His research looks at how technological innovation can be used to adapt to climate change.

2. Engineering and Computer Science – Swarun Kumar

Swarun Kumar is the Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Carnegie Mellon University. His research works on extending the role of low power wireless networks to not only information transfer but also sensing, control and interaction.

3. Humanities and Social Sciences – Gautam Bhatia

Gautam Bhatia is an Adjunct Professor at Jindal Global Law School and Green Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is being awarded for his research contributions to constitutional and legal studies. His research looks at how we can use law to create equality, justice and a more humane society.

4. Life Sciences – Isha Jain

Isha Jain is an Associate Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research on Oxygen Biology has shown that too much oxygen can cause tissue damage in some mitochondrial diseases. She has also looked at using small molecule and vitamin therapies to treat inherited metabolic disorders.

5. Mathematical Sciences – Riddhipratim Basu

Riddhipratim Basu is an Associate Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), which is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Bengaluru. He is being awarded for his contributions to probability theory and statistical physics. This includes his research on slow bond problems, large deviation and percolation.

6. Physical Sciences – Manoj Kumar Joshi

Manoj Kumar Joshi is an Experimental Physicist and Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). His research focuses on trapped ions and programmable quantum machines. His research advances quantum simulation which can help scientists understand complex quantum systems.

What is the Infosys Prize?

The Infosys Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation which is a not-for-profit trust set up in 2009. Researchers who have made outstanding contributions to their field of study are awarded one of the six categories.

The prize consists of the,

• Gold Medal;
• Citation;
• USD 100,000 (or equivalent in Indian currency).

Since 2024 the prize has focussed on rewarding researchers under the age of 40 to encourage research at an early stage of their careers.

Some Notable Previous Winners of the Infosys Prize Include

Infosys Prize Winner	Other Awards
Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo	Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Manjul Bhargava & Akshay Venkatesh	Fields Medal
Ashoke Sen	Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Hari Balakrishnan	Marconi Prize
Sanjay Subrahmanyam	Dan David Prize
Sunil Amrith	MacArthur Fellowship & British Academy Book Prize
Mahesh Kakde	Ramanujan Prize

About the Infosys Science Foundation

• Established: 2009
• Not-for-profit Trust
• Award: Infosys Prize
• Categories: Six
• Prize: USD 100,000 per category.
• Includes: Gold Medal, Citation, Prize Money.

The foundation encourages excellence in research and support scientific and academic research.