| Assist Prof Dr | Lingaraju | Dumpala | University College of Engineering kakinada | India | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Muhammad | Rafique | University of Sahiwal | Pakistan | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | sensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dheeraj | Jaiswal | IIT BHU, Varanasi | India | Soldering Surface Modification Inspection | electrochemical corrosion of lead-free solder alloys | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ezequiel | Pessoa | LeTourneau University | United States | Advanced welding | soldagem subaquática | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bohdan | Trembach | Private Joint Stock Company “Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod” | Ukraine | Welding processes | Influence of the core filler composition on the recovery of alloying elements during the self-shielded flux-cored arc welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Faisal | Nazeer | China University of Mining and Technology, China | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Anita | Pritam | Odisha University of Technology and Research (formerly CET), Bhubaneswar | India | Other | Laser drilling and laser engraving | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zeinab | Malekshahi | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Weld pool solidification | Mg Evaporation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mehran | ZEYNALIAN | University of Isfahan | Iran | Other | cold formed steel-concrete composite beams | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hitesh | Sharma | National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand | India | Other | Green Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jully | Tan | Monash University Malaysia | Malaysia | Evaluation | Sustainability Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yahya | Aghayar | University of NewBrunswick | Canada | Evaluation | An assessment of microstructure and mechanical properties of inconel 601/ 304 stainless steel dissimilar weld | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Anooshiravan | Farshidianfar | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | Laser Material Processing Modelling | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mahmood | Sharifitabar | University of Sistan and Baluchestan | Iran | Welding processes | Welding technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Muhammad | isa Khan | Rahim Yar Khan campus, The islamia university of Bahawalpur, Pakistan | Pakistan | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Gas sensing Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Masoud | Azadi Moghaddam | Ferdowsi university of Mashhad | Iran | Welding Processes | Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wandercleiton | Cardoso | University of Genoa | Italy | Neural network applications | Commitee Machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | RITANJALI | BEHERA | PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, PUDUCHERRY | India | Joining of advanced materials | Polymer-based Nanocomposites | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sandra | Chacón-Fernández | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Welding Processes | Soldadura GMAW en DSS | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | renato | cavalcante | Universidade Federal do Pará | Brazil | Other | Energia solar / sistemas elétricos de potência | Best Researcher Award |