| Dr | Sergey | Korobeynikov | Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics | Russia | Joining of advanced materials | nanomechanics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pavel | Arkhipov | Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Other | alloys formation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Serguei | Tikhov | Boreskov Institute of Catalysis | Russia | Microstructure-property relationships | Reinforsing of porous ceramometal by foam copper | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dmitriy | Il’yaschenko | National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | Welding Processes | energy-saving technologies for welding production | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nikita | Martyushev | Tomsk Polytechnic University | Russia | Process Electrical Resistance Welding Electronic Packaging and Reliability Nano | Electric contact welding of rails | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Bekir | Yilbas | Bekir Sami Yilbas, Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Welding Processes | Thermal and Impact Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Karim | Choubani | Imam Mohamed bin Saoud university | Saudi Arabia | Other | DCMD | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Thamer | Alomayri | Umm Al-Qura University | Saudi Arabia | Other | Materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ahmed | El-Sayed | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Other | Structural Engineering | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Mehenna | Arib | King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre | Saudi Arabia | Other | Radiation dose measurement | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | SHAILENDRA | MISHRA | Majmaah University | Saudi Arabia | Other | The Internet of Things (IoT) /Smart livestock farming/Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mohammed | Al-Sarem | Information System Department,Taibah Univesity | Saudi Arabia | Other | Smart reference evapotranspiration | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jabair Ali | Mohammed | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Welding Processes | effect of Welding parameters on the material | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | El-Sayed M. | Sherif | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Other | Materials Science/Electrochemistry/Corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ivana | Validzic | Vinca Institute of Nuclear Science, University in Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | Joining of advanced materials | Energy materials and photovoltaics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Branko | Matovic | Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of thе Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade | Serbia | Microstructure-property relationships | solid state welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Jasmina | Đorđević | Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics | Serbia | Other | Stochastic modeling in biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Marija | Milošević | Faculty of Sciences of Mathematics, University on Niš, Serbia | Serbia | Other | Mathematics/Probability/Stochastic differential equations | Women Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Nowrin Akter | Surovi | Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) | Singapore | Other | Process map generation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Alena | PIETRIKOVÁ | Technical University of Kosice | Slovakia | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | Solder joints | Excellence in Innovation |