| 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 |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | China | Advanced welding | Diffusion bonding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lorenzo | Torrisi | Università degli studi di Messina | Italy | Microstructure-property relationships | Diffusione di Ar in Grafene e grafene oxide | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hossam | Balaha | University of Louisville | United States | Neural network applications | Disease and Cancer Diagnoses using AI | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mohammad Washim | Dewan | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Bangladesh | Welding Processes | Dissimilar Material Joining | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Rajendra | Shimpi | PIEMR INDORE | India | Friction welding | Dissimilar Materials | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Pankaj | | IIT Roorkee Uttarakhand India | India | Solid state welding | Dissimilar metal joining | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Vipin | Tandon | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | India | Welding Processes | Dissimilar Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Solange Mélanie | ANAFACK | Université de Douala | Cameroon | Other | Douala Cameroun | Excellence in Innovation |
| Dr | Hasham | Shafi | Central Drug Research institute | India | Other | Drug Delivery | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fiddy Semba | Prasetiya | National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia (BRIN) | Indonesia | Other | drug discovery | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Md. Torequl | Islam | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj | Bangladesh | Evaluation | Drug Discovery and Development | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Mr | Mahmoud | Mekawy Dagher | Coventry University Branch in Egypt | Egypt | Other | Dust deposition on solar PV panels | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Shimelis | Zelelew | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Evaluation | Ecological and systematic Zoology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Maria João | Bebianno | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | Portugal | Residual Stress | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Steve | Efe | Morgan State University | United States | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Education | Best Faculty Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sansan | Ao | Tianjin University | China | Welding Processes | Effect of heat source parameters on weld formation and defects of oscillating laser-TIG hybrid welding in horizontal position | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sajjad | Barzegar-Mohammadi | Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Welding Processes | effect of treatment techniques on fatigue life | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jabair Ali | Mohammed | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Welding Processes | effect of Welding parameters on the material | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hossein | Moghanni Alghalandis | Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) | Iran | Welding Processes | Effects of process parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al0.5CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy thin sheets using pinless friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |