| Dr | Jiwei | Zhou | Heliponix, LLC | United States | Others | Immersive Visualization, CAPP, Visual Inspection, Model-Based Definition, Machine Vision | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jiyoung | Yu | Clemson University | United States | Computer aided machine design | 3D printing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Joanna | Papoulia | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research | Greece | Others | Marine Geophysics / Seismology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | João Paulo | Fonseca | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) | Brazil | Computer aided machine design | Mechatronics engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Joao Paulo | Jacomini Prioli | Wayne State University | United States | Others | Robotic disassembly system | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Joel | Melo | Federal University of ABC | Brazil | Decision support systems | Spatial analysis, Ancillary services, Biomass power plants, Energy systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Joewell | Mawanza | Lupane State University | Zimbabwe | Robotics | Control Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Johannes | Peterseil | Umweltbundesamt GmbH | Austria | Others | Ecosystem reasearch | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | John | Bartzis | University of Western Macedonia | Greece | Decision support systems | Environmental protection/Air quality | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | John | Aliu | University of Georgia | United States | Facilities management | Engineering Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jonas | Lindh | Uppsala University | Sweden | Computer aided machine design | Additive manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Joonkyung | Jang | Pusan National University | South Korea | Computer technology for design and simulation | Computational chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jorge | Perea Armijo | Reina Sofia University Hospital | Spain | Others | Medicina | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Jorge Otávio | Trierweiler | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | Intelligent control systems | Auditoria, Diagnóstico e Manutenção de malhas de controle | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jorge Vicente | Lopes da Silva | Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer | Brazil | Others | Dispositivos / Saúde / Engenharia Tecidual | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Jose | Pinto Duarte | Penn State | United States | Manufacturing processes | Fabricação Aditiva em Concreto | Excellence in Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | José A. | Orosa | University of A Coruña | Spain | Industrial engineering | Energy/Maintenance/Big Data/Naval Architecture | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | José Alberto | Gallegos-Infante | Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Durango | Mexico | Others | Fenómenos de superficie | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | José Francisco | Costa Júnior | Brazilian Air Force Academy | Brazil | Fluid mechanics | Mechanical properties; Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | José Leandro | Salles | Federal University of Espírito Santo | Brazil | Intelligent control systems | Engenharia de Controle e Automação | Best Researcher Award | |