| Mr | Khubaib | Ghumman | national university of sciences and technology NUST, islamabad, pakistan | Pakistan | Welding processes | TIG welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kondaiah | Seku | University of Technology and Applied Science - Shinas | Oman | Other | Nanotechnology | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Ms | Kosar | Ebrahimzadeh Azbari | University of Qom | Iran | Evaluation | Optimal wastewater allocation with the development of an SECA multi-criteria decision-making method | Young Scientist Award |
| Ms | Kosar | Ebrahimzadeh Azbari | University of Qom | Iran | Evaluation | Optimal wastewater allocation with the development of an SECA multi-criteria decision-making method | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Koteswararao V | Rajulapati | University of Hyderabad | India | Joining of advanced materials | Friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Krishna | Raju | IIT Bombay, India | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Sheet Metal forming ( tailor weld blanks, tubes) | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Kriti | Vaid | DPGITM,Gurgaon | India | Other | Power cables | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kuldeep | Basavarajappa | Rajeev Institute of Technology Hassan | India | Evaluation | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kulwant | Singh | Chandigarh University, Mohali | India | Solid state welding | Post Welding Heat Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kumaraswamy | J | R. L. Jalappa Institute of Technology | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Composite materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | China | Advanced welding | Diffusion bonding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Beijing University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); Arc oscillation | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Kunal | Singh | Maharaja Agrasen University | India | Control and automation | Robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Lakhdar | Taleb | INSA of Rouen, France | France | Modeling Welding Strength | Mechanical Consequences of phase changes/mechanics of materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Lakshmana Kumar | S | Sona College of Technology | India | Friction welding | Composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lala Behari | Sukla | SOA University | India | Welding Processes | Bioleaching of Tungsten | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | lamia | MEDOUNI-HAROUNE | Centre de Recherche en Technologies Agroalimentaires, Bejaia university | Algeria | Evaluation | Microbiologie industrielle/ Optimisation de la production de bactéries probiotiques/ Secteur de recherche et développement de l'industrie alimentaire | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Law Yong | Ng | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia | Including plastics and composites | Sustainable composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lei | Guo | Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Admin | China | Joining of advanced materials | Steel-Concrete Composite Structures; Enerdy Dissipation Device | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lemma | Diriba | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Other | Crop improvement for Food security | Outstanding Scientist Award |