| Dr | Walid | El Hamad | University of Wollongong | Australia | Real-world Case Studies | The extractive Industry in Nigeria/ Transparency and accountability | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Dr | François | Guillard | School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney | Australia | Data Science | Granular Materials | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Mr | Neil | Page | Deloitte | Australia | Environmental Data Analysis | Atmospheric Science | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Ruihao | Zeng | TransportLab, The University of Sydney, School of Civil Engineering | Australia | Smart Cities and Urban Analytics | Intelligent Transport Systems | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Mr | Nishant | Agarwal | University of Western Australia | Australia | Financial Data Analysis | Accounting | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Dr | Samia | Zahra | Griffith University | Australia | Government and Public Policy Analysis | Energy Economics | Women Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Shaun | Suitor | University of Tasmania | Australia | Real-world Case Studies | Environmental Economics | Cross-Border Analytics Pinnacle Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Almazea | Fatima | University of Sydney | Australia | Quantitative Social Science Research | Minning and agriculture | Women Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Prof | Helen | O'Connell | University of Melbourne | Australia | Data-informed Decision Making | Urogynaecology | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |
| Dr | Junaid | Akram | The University of Sydney | Australia | Environmental Data Analysis | Crowdsourcing | Young Scientist Award | researchdataanalysis.com |