| Prof | Farrokh | Khoshahval | Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute | Iran | Other | Advanced fuel and burnable absorbers designed for long-cycle operation of BNPP | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | afreen | khursheed | IIIT BHOPAL | India | Other | vlsi and nanotechnology | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chris | Killmore | BlueScope Steel | Australia | Microstructure-property relationships | Weld zone softening during thermal cutting of Abrasion resistant plate | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sang Yeob | Kim | Konkuk University | South Korea | Evaluation | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Artrim | Kjamilji | Istanbul Commerce University | Turkey | Other | Applied Cryptography, Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | harun | koçak | gazi ün. | Turkey | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Inserted powder injection molding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Kevser | Koklu | Yildiz Technical University | Turkey | Neural network applications | Mathematical Modeling, Solar Wind | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Georgios | Kolliopoulos | Université Laval | Canada | Welding processes | Sustainable processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Prashanth | Konda Gokuldoss | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | Joining of advanced materials | Additive Manufacturing | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Andrii | Kondratiev | O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv | Ukraine | Residual Stress | theoretical and experimental analysis of contemporary composite structures | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sergey | Korobeynikov | Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics | Russia | Joining of advanced materials | nanomechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yury | Korobov | M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Phase transformations in weldments | Welding materials of metastable austenite structure | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Valeryi | Kostin | E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute | Ukraine | Microstructure-property relationships | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | vijayakumar | krishnan | NPR College of Engineering and Technology | India | Control and automation | Special Electrical Machines/CAD based system design/FEA/FEM based design approach | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Omer | Kucuk | Kastamonu University | Turkey | Neural network applications | Forest fire | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Sibel | Kucukoglu | Faculty of Nursing/Department of Child and Disease Nursing | Turkey | Welding Processes | Newborn welding | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Praveen | Kumar | DELHI SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OKHLA II CAMPUS | India | Engineering | Mechanical/Production/Tool Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rahul | Kumar | Suresh Gyan Vihar University | India | Friction welding | Friction stir welding of cast aluminum alloy | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | VINEET | KUMAR | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Waste utilization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sanjeev | Kumar | Subharti Institute of Technology and Engineering | India | Welding Processes | Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |