| Assist Prof Dr | Mohammed | Fayad | University of Technology-Iraq | Iraq | Others | Mechanical Engineering/Renewable fuels and combustion | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Young | Kwon | Naval Postgraduate School | United States | Solid mechanics | Multiscale and multiphysics problems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tian | Li | Southewest Jiaotong University | China | Computer technology for design and simulation | Train aerodynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lorenzo | Giannini | ENEA | Italy | Design of mechanical and electromechanical devices | Progettazione di magneti superconduttori per reattori a fusione nucleare di tipo tokamak | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sandip | Mal | VIT Bhopal University | India | Computer technology for design and simulation | Ai | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Marcelo Seido | Nagano | University of São Paulo - São School of Engineering | Brazil | Industrial engineering | Gerencia da Produção | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Manjit | Panigrahi | Indin Veterinary Research Institute | India | Others | Animal Genetics & Breeding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Apostolos | Tsagaris | International Hellenic University | Greece | Intelligent control systems | Human Machine Interaction | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Souhail | Dhouib | University of Sfax | Tunisia | Computer aided machine design | Computer Aided Design in Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dina | Elnaggar | National Research Centre | Egypt | Computer technology for design and simulation | molecular modeling | Best Researcher Award | |