| Mr | Jabair Ali | Mohammed | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Welding Processes | effect of Welding parameters on the material | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chris | Killmore | BlueScope Steel | Australia | Microstructure-property relationships | Weld zone softening during thermal cutting of Abrasion resistant plate | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Outhmane | Siar | ArcelorMittal R&D | France | Welding Processes | Resistance Spot Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | El-Sayed M. | Sherif | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Other | Materials Science/Electrochemistry/Corrosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | YOMNA | ABDALLAH | Universitat Internacional de catalunya | Spain | Welding Processes | Biofabrication/Architecture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Alberto T. | Estevez | Universitat Internacional de catalunya | Spain | Welding Processes | Biofabrication/Architecture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Antonio | Pereira | University of Aveiro | Portugal | Welding Processes | Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Valeryi | Kostin | E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute | Ukraine | Microstructure-property relationships | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Elena | Scutelnicu | "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati | Romania | Welding processes | Behaviour of materials subjected to welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shengbin | Zhao | Soochow University | China | Advanced welding | laser welding and additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Viktoriia | Talaniuk | Institute of electrowelding by E.O. Patona. Kiev. Ukraine | Ukraine | Joining of advanced materials | Development of Polyhydroxybutyrate-Based Packaging Films and Methods to Their Ultrasonic Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tadeusz | Szymczak | Motor Transport Institute | Poland | Evaluation | fatigue, fracture tougness, damage mechanics, fatigue | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Ranya | Amer | Ain shams university, faculty of engineering | Egypt | Other | electric power and machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Rodica | Neamtu | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | United States | Other | Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Vance | Liu | Micron Technology | Taiwan | Other | Solder joint reliability | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Genchen | Peng | Jiangsu XCMG Construction Machinery Research Institution Ltd. | China | Welding Processes | Laser-arc hybrid welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Habibullah | - | Sichuan University | China | Other | Surface Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Tanakorn | Jantarasricha | Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University | Thailand | Friction welding | Aluminum Friction welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Franco | Concli | unibz | Italy | Other | tribology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Geleta | Gobena | Wollega University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Animal Science | Best Research Award |