| Prof | Robert | Brown | University of Plymouth | United Kingdom | Others | Architecture | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Mohammadali | Alidoost | UCLA | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Predictive algorithms for medical diagnosis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Weilong | Wang | Amazon.com | United States | Management information systems | Management Information Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Semih | Akin | Purdue University | United States | Manufacturing processes | Metal additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Mehmet | Arik | Auburn University | United States | Heat transfer | Electronics Thermal Management | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Prof | Sarah | Ostadabbas | Northeastern University | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Computer Vision and Machine Learning | Best Faculty Award | |
| Dr | Tiago | Moreira | University of Wisconsin-Madison | United States | Heat transfer | two-phase flows | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Haris Moazam | Sheikh | University of California, Berkeley | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Mechanical design optimization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdelhalim | Mohamed | University of Wyoming | United States | Others | Petroleum Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenya | Shu | Virginia Tech | United States | Solid mechanics | mechanics of composite materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhiyue | Wang | University of Hawaii | United States | Others | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Terry | Church | University of Southern California | United States | Others | Regulatory and Quality Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Arezoo | Ardekani | Purdue University | United States | Fluid mechanics | Biofluids | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rina | Mudanyi | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | United States | Materials selection and structural design | Chemistry and material science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Kelly | Kipp | Independant Researcher | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Nursing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sara | Momtaz | Boys Town National Research Hospital | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Spatial hearing | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Omar | Abuodeh | Clemson University | United States | Automated inspection | System Identification; Indirect Health Monitoring | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mehdi | Mekni | University of New Haven | United States | Computer technology for design and simulation | Real-time software development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Haneesh | Kesari | Brown University | United States | Solid mechanics | Biomechanics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Alex | Spyropoulos | Northwell Health | United States | Decision support systems | Medicine | Best Researcher Award | |