| Prof | Won-Chol | Yang | Kim Chaek University of Technology | North Korea | Evaluation | Modeling, optimization, multi-criteria decision making in materials engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Luigi | Di Sarno | University of Liverpool | United Kingdom | Evaluation | Stress locale | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Elizabeth Teresita | Romero Guzmán | National Institute of Nuclear Research | Mexico | Evaluation | Analytical Chemistry; Environmental radiochemistry | 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 |
| Dr | Sabha | Jeet | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu | India | Evaluation | Agri-technology development | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aqeel | Farooq | University College Dublin | Ireland | Evaluation | Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Upendra Pal | Singh | R B S Engineering Technical Campus | India | Evaluation | Solar P V Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bashar | Almansour | Muscat University | Oman | Evaluation | Market Spillover Dynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ming-Hsien | Chiang | mProbe | Taiwan | Evaluation | Virtual Reality | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hafiz | Rafey | Shifa Tameer e Millat University Islamabad | Pakistan | Evaluation | Computational Modeling, drug discovery, | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Hashemi | Education | Iran | Evaluation | Appraisal evaluation | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Aydan | Aksoğan Korkmaz | Malatya Turgut Özal University | Turkey | Evaluation | lignite-biomass pyrolysis | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tadeusz | Szymczak | Motor Transport Institute | Poland | Evaluation | fatigue, fracture tougness, damage mechanics, fatigue | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jean Jalin | EYINGA BIWÖLE | University of Douala | Cameroon | Friction welding | Wood Welding Techology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Rajendra | Shimpi | PIEMR INDORE | India | Friction welding | Dissimilar Materials | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Hong | Ma | Shandong University | China | Friction welding | Microstructure evolution and property relationship under extreme conditions | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Rahul | Kumar | Suresh Gyan Vihar University | India | Friction welding | Friction stir welding of cast aluminum alloy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Long | Wan | State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Friction welding | friction stir welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Boopathi | Sampath | Muthayammal Engineering College | India | Friction welding | Friction-Stir Welding-Modelling and Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sivaraman | Parthasarathi | Sri Krishna College of Technology | India | Friction welding | Welding | Best Researcher Award |