| Assist Prof Dr | Siyuan | Wu | China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd. | China | Modeling Welding Strength | Weld damage | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sobhan | Patnaik | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | Microstructure-property relationships | Ceramic Nuclear Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Solange Mélanie | ANAFACK | Université de Douala | Cameroon | Other | Douala Cameroun | Excellence in Innovation |
| Prof | Songbai | Xue | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Advanced welding | soldering and brazing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sonu | Gandhi | National Institute of Animal Biotechnology | India | Other | Biosensors, Composite Nanomaetrials, Theranostics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Souhail | Dhouib | Higher Institute of Industrial Management, University of Sfax | Tunisia | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Artificial intelligence / algorithms – heuristics and meta-heuristics / engineering management / materials handling – robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | SOUNDARYA | T L | Tumkur University | India | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | Electrochemical sensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sowmya | T | Cmrit | India | Other | Intrusion detection system | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Sripriyan | K | PSG College of Technology | India | Characterisation of heat sources | fusion welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Srujan Manohar | MVN | Pondicherry Engineering College | India | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Micro-Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Steve | Efe | Morgan State University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Education | Best Faculty Award |
| Prof | Stylianos | Chatzidakis | Purdue University | United States | Residual Stress | Radioactive and Spent Nuclear Fuel | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | SUBHADIP | NEOGI | CSIR-CSMCRI | India | Other | Inorganic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Subhajit | Mondal | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | India | Welding processes | FRP lap splices using CNTs and its probabilistic modelling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Subir | Datta | Mizoram University | India | Other | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sudesh | Singh | Tsinghua University | China | Including plastics and composites | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sudhakaran | R | SNS College of Engineering | India | Distortion | Optimization of Angular Distortion | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | SUDHIR | BURANDE | GCOE CHANDRAPUR ,MAHARASHTRA | India | Evaluation | Composites,material hybridization , Finite Element methods ,Design of elements | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Suganeswaran | Kandasamy | Kongu Engineering College | India | Solid state welding | Friction stir process, surface composites and its characterization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sukanta | Karati | IIEST, Sbibpur, WB, India | India | Other | Pavement Design | Best Researcher Award |