| Dr | Adewale | Sedara | University of Wisconsin Madison | United States | Machine design | Machine systems | Research Excellence Award | globalcadawards.com |
| Mr | Hamed | Shahbazi | University of Isfahan | Iran | Robotics | Artificial intelligence | | globalcadawards.com |
| Dr | Wenya | Shu | Virginia Tech | United States | Solid mechanics | mechanics of composite materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Josie | Silva | Federal University of Alfenas | Brazil | Others | Neuroscience | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Vikram | Singh | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | India | Industrial engineering | Multi-Agent technology and High-Tech Products | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shihang | Song | Key Laboratory of Power System Intelligent Dispatch and Control (Shandong University) | China | Others | Power System Operation and Electricity Market | Best Scholar Award | globalcadawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Lobat | Taghavi | Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN | Iran | Quality control | Environmental Pollution | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Hanan | Taleb | British University in Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Computer technology for design and simulation | Building SImulation | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yinhui | Tang | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology | China | Manufacturing processes | Dieless hydroforming | Best Innovation Award | globalcadawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Apostolos | Tsagaris | International Hellenic University | Greece | Intelligent control systems | Human Machine Interaction | Best Researcher Award | |