| Dr | Rodrigo | Farias | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Heat Sources | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahmed Mohammed | Adem | Jimma University/ Jimma Institute of Technology/ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | Ethiopia | Other | Manufacturing Engineering/ Manufacturing Process | Top Researcher Award |
| Mr | Birhaneslasie Gebeyehu | Yazew | Injibara University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Other | Nursing process | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Gabriel | Demeneghi | NASA | United States | Friction welding | Failure Analaysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | GANGADHAR T G | | SJBIT | India | Including plastics and composites | COMPOSITES | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Khizar | Abbas | China University of Geosciences | Pakistan | Neural network applications | Welding Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kumaraswamy | J | R. L. Jalappa Institute of Technology | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Composite materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Uttam | Singh | Indian Institute of Technology Mandi | India | Other | Urban Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shivinder | Singh | Mohan Dairy Products | India | Welding Processes | Microwave Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | T.Thaj Mary | Delsy | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | India | Neural network applications | Signal Processing | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Samraj | S | JCT College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore | India | Other | Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Alexey | Lipatiev | Mendeleev University | Russia | Microstructure-property relationships | Laser micromachining | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Paulo Henrique | Dornelas | NOVA School of Science and Technology | Portugal | Welding Processes | Relação microestrutura - propriedades | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Avishkar | Bhoskar | SVNIT, Surat | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Welding Metallurgy | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | INDUSHREE | M | Bennett University | India | Other | Cybersecurity with Blockchain | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Fazli | Haleem | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal | Pakistan | Other | Sustainability | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Susmita | Datta | IIT Kharagpur | India | Neural network applications | Laser welding of NiTinol | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yu-Lung | Lo | National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan | Welding Processes | Laser Machining/Additive manufacturing / Experimental Mechanics/ Optical Methodology | 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 |
| Dr | Maria | Contin | Centro de Quimica Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas CIQUBIC-CONICET UNC | Argentina | Visual | Retina | Women Researcher Award |