| Ms | Elena | Scutelnicu | "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati | Romania | Welding processes | Behaviour of materials subjected to welding | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ramamurthy | M | Academy of Maritime Education and Training | India | Welding Processes | Optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Shashikala | A | Acharya Institute of Technology | India | Friction welding | Smart Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PAKKIRAPPA | H | ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | India | Friction welding | Smart Materials | Best Innovation Award |
| Ms | Tishta | Das | AcSir (CSIR- CMERI) | India | Evaluation | additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Amrit Raj | Paul | AcSIR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh | India | Welding processes | Metal additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Moera | Gutu | Adama Science and Technology University | Ethiopia | Welding Processes | laser beam, plasma welding | Welding Technology Innovation Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Kenatu | Angassa | Addis Ababa Science and Technology | Ethiopia | Other | Water and wastewater Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hailemichael | Kebede | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena | Mathematical Modeling of subsurface geology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hailegebreal | Tamirat | Addis Ababa University and Ethiopia Biodiversity Institute | Ethiopia | Simulation Sensing and Monitoring | GIS and Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Kassu | Sileyew | Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Other | Industrial Safety | Best Faculty Award |
| Prof Dr | Ramasamy | vasudevan | Adhiparasakthi Engineering college | India | Including plastics and composites | Composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MOHAMMED | ZUBAIRUDDIN | Aditya Engineering College Surampalem Andhrapradesh | India | Residual Stress | Welding Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | Abdelfattah | Ain shams university | Egypt | Other | Lightweight aggregate | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | Ranya | Amer | Ain shams university, faculty of engineering | Egypt | Other | electric power and machine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MennatAllah | AbouHasswa | Ain-Shams University | Egypt | Solid state welding | materials science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Farook | Sayyad | Ajeenkya DY Patil School of Engineering, Pune, India | India | Welding Processes | Welding defects | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shameemul | Haque | Al-Hafeez College | India | Other | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bhanudas | Bachchhav | All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society's College Of Engineering, Pune | India | Welding Processes | Tribology, Material Characterization | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Achalu | Yarimo | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Other | Natural Resource Managemnt, Soil Science | Excellence in Research |