| Mr | Vance | Liu | Micron Technology | Taiwan | Other | Solder joint reliability | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Omar | Al-Jumaili | Middle Technical University | Iraq | Friction welding | Modelling welding process / Solid state welding / Characterization of heat sources / Residual stresses / Microstructure-property relationships / Weldability / Joint formation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Cosmas | Parwada | Midlands State University | Zimbabwe | Other | Modelling | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Yasser | Elsharkawy | Military technical college | Egypt | Welding Processes | Biomedical engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Qutaiba Najm | Abdullah | Ministry of Environment | Iraq | Other | Flexural behavior of a box ferrocement beams consisting of self-compacted mortar reinforced by fiber glass mesh and GFRP bars after exposure to high temperatures | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fasil | Tesfaye | Mizan Tepi University | Ethiopia | Advanced welding | Manufacturing Enginee | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Subir | Datta | Mizoram University | India | Other | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sumit | Sharma | MNIT JAIPUR | India | Other | Alternative Fuels | Best Scholar Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed | EL YACOUBI | Mohamed First University, Morocco | Morocco | Other | Biomedical cements | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Shivinder | Singh | Mohan Dairy Products | India | Welding Processes | Microwave Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jully | Tan | Monash University Malaysia | Malaysia | Evaluation | Sustainability Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Steve | Efe | Morgan State University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Education | Best Faculty Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tadeusz | Szymczak | Motor Transport Institute | Poland | Evaluation | fatigue, fracture tougness, damage mechanics, fatigue | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jean | Alric | Moustache Bikes | France | Welding Processes | Aluminium assembly deck | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ming-Hsien | Chiang | mProbe | Taiwan | Evaluation | Virtual Reality | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bashar | Almansour | Muscat University | Oman | Evaluation | Market Spillover Dynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed Ramadhan | Al-Obaidi | Mustansiriyah University | Iraq | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer Enhancement | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Waleed | Al-Darkazali | Mustansiriyah University | Iraq | Other | Organic Chemistry | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Boopathi | Sampath | Muthayammal Engineering College | India | Friction welding | Friction-Stir Welding-Modelling and Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Perumal | S | Muthayammal Engineering College | India | Characterisation of heat sources | Heat Transfer | Best Researcher Award |