| Mr | Victor Manuel | Soto Frances | Universitat Politécnica de Valencia | Spain | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | fluid flow | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Takele | Demie | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ad | Ethiopia | Other | Public Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahmad | Ajjaq | Gazi University | Turkey | Other | Gas Sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdul | Ahad | Tokyo Metropolitan University. | Japan | Solid state welding | Condensed Matter Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdul | Ahad | Comilla University. | Bangladesh | Solid state welding | Condensed Matter Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hossam | Balaha | University of Louisville | United States | Neural network applications | Disease and Cancer Diagnoses using AI | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | zhang | yanxin | shanghai jiaotong university | China | Microstructure-property relationships | thermal and mechanical properties/bonding layer/ microelectronic packaging and welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Eyob Messele | Sefene | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | Other | Sustainable Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hardik | Nayak | R. N. G. Patel Institute of Technology | India | Other | Hard Turning | Best Faculty Award |
| Mr | Kaviyarasan | K | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore | India | Microstructure-property relationships | GTAW | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ashutosh | Verma | Indian Institute of Technology Rookee | India | Other | Deformation and strain behaviour of GRS abutments | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Luis Dante | Melendez | CIATEQ / TC Energy | Mexico | Other | In-Service Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Joseph Bophelo | Morake | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Kenya | Residual Stress | Failure of boiler pipes due to residual stresses | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Satendra | Chauhan | Homi Bhabha National Institute | India | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Heat transfer and Fluid flow modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Syed Shabhi | Haider | IFPAN | Poland | Other | Material science | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | Abdelfattah | Ain shams university | Egypt | Other | Lightweight aggregate | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Amir Mohammad | Mirzaei | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | Modeling Welding Strength | Finite fatigue life | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Tshepo Karabo William | Mohapi | University of the Free State | South Africa | Microstructure-property relationships | Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Ranjbar | Solico Group | Iran | Other | Pricing in supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Masresha | Gebeyehu Ewunetu | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Other | Food Technology | Best Researcher Award |