| Dr | Hasham | Shafi | Central Drug Research institute | India | Other | Drug Delivery | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Omayma | Elkady | Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI) | Egypt | Including plastics and composites | Powder metallurgy | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chengxing | Yang | Central South University | China | Evaluation | Crashworthiness of integrated composite structures | Best Research Award |
| Prof | Yuewei | Ai | Central South University | China | Welding Processes | Laser Welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JOHN | PRAKASH | Central University of Tamil Nadu | India | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | Heavy Metal Ion Sensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Saida | Makhloufi | Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables | Algeria | Evaluation | Energie | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | lamia | MEDOUNI-HAROUNE | Centre de Recherche en Technologies Agroalimentaires, Bejaia university | Algeria | Evaluation | Microbiologie industrielle/ Optimisation de la production de bactéries probiotiques/ Secteur de recherche et développement de l'industrie alimentaire | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Maria João | Bebianno | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | Portugal | Residual Stress | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maria | Contin | Centro de Quimica Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas CIQUBIC-CONICET UNC | Argentina | Visual | Retina | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Himayat | Ullah | CESAT Islamabad | Pakistan | Other | Modelling and Simulation of stuctures | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Venkata Sushma | Chinta | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | India | Including plastics and composites | Composite materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jonas | Ringsberg | Chalmers University of Technology | Sweden | Residual Stress | Ultimate strength of structures | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Harvinder | Singh | Chandigarh Engineering College Landran(Mohali) | India | Microstructure-property relationships | Surface Coatings | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Harmeet | Singh | Chandigarh University | India | Welding Processes | residual stress | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Manikanika | | Chandigarh University | India | Other | Chemistry/ Nanoparticles | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kulwant | Singh | Chandigarh University, Mohali | India | Solid state welding | Post Welding Heat Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yaguang | Zhu | Chang'an University | China | Control and automation | Weld Beads Grinding Robot | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Eaftekhar Ahmed | Rana | Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Bangladesh | Other | Veterinary Microbiology | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | Siyuan | Wu | China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd. | China | Modeling Welding Strength | Weld damage | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Khizar | Abbas | China University of Geosciences | Pakistan | Neural network applications | Welding Technology | Best Researcher Award |