| Ms | Tishta | Das | AcSir (CSIR- CMERI) | India | Evaluation | additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Germán | Barrionuevo | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Chile | Microstructure-property relationships | Additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdul Khadar | Syed | Coventry University | United Kingdom | Microstructure-property relationships | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Prashanth | Konda Gokuldoss | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | Joining of advanced materials | Additive Manufacturing | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ozkan | Gokcekaya | Osaka University | Japan | Electron Beam Welding & Processing Friction Stir Welding | Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Uttam Kumar | Mohanty | NIT Sikkim | India | Advanced welding | AC Square Waveform Welding, Submerged Arc Welding, Electrical Discharge Machining | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Jin | Jiang | Shantou University | China | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | 3D Modelling for Welding Process | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mahmoud | Nasrollahzadeh | University of Qom | Iran | Joining of advanced materials | 1. Organic & Organometallic Chemistry 2. Lignin & Polysaccharides 3. Biowaste Valorization 4. Sustainable Processes 5. Hydrogen Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shuang | Cui | university of Texas at Dallas | United States | Joining of advanced materials | - | Best Researcher Award |