| Dr | Molla Asmare | Alemu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Other | Solid oxide fuel cell | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pradeep | Bhatia | Bahra University | India | Other | Plasmonics | 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 |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ajoy | Kumer | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | Joining of advanced materials | Chemistry and Computational Chemistry & Biology | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Zhaoyang | Yan | Beijing University of Technology | China | Welding Processes | Welding method / Wire and Arc additive manufacturing | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Kun | Liu | Beijing University of Technology | China | Microstructure-property relationships | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM); Arc oscillation | Young Scientist 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 |
| Dr | Perumal | Pandurangan | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. | Israel | Joining of advanced materials | Electrochemistry, energy storage and conversion devices | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Waleed | Ead | Beni-Suef University | Egypt | Other | IOT, artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | INDUSHREE | M | Bennett University | India | Other | Cybersecurity with Blockchain | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Yaknesh | Sambath | Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research | India | Solid state welding | Friction Stir Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Pralhad | Patole | Bharati Vidyapeeths College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | India | Other | Machining with nano fluid, Design of Experimentseriments, Research M | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Rajeev | Sharma | Bhartiya Skill Development University Jaipur 302037 India | India | Neural network applications | Environmental Friendly Machinability | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | abhilasha | singh | BITS Pilani Dubai Campus | United Arab Emirates | Neural network applications | welding technology | 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 |
| Assist Prof Dr | Manish | S Dharek | BMS College of Engineering | India | Other | Construction | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nagamadhu | M | BMS Institute of Technology and Management | India | Evaluation | Sintering Technology | 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 |
| Mr | Alexandre | Magnus Jordão | CBMM Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração | Brazil | Microstructure-property relationships | NA | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mayank | Jariya | CDAC, Mohali | India | Neural network applications | Silicon defect pattern recognition | Best Researcher Award |