| Prof Dr | Zhi-Xin | Huang | The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University | China | Neuroscience Data Analysis | Neurology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jean Chamberlain | Chedjou | University of Klagenfurt | Austria | Statistical Analysis | Nichtlineare Dynamik - Elektronik und Analogrechner | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | M | Elsawy | Aswan university | Egypt | Smart Cities and Urban Analytics | Srtuctural Engineering | Excellence in Innovation |
| Dr | Hunida | Gindil Abu Backer | Abu Dhabi University | United Arab Emirates | Social Impact | extensive use of social media /Social | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mohammed | Aseeri | King Abdulaziz city for science and technology KACST | Saudi Arabia | IoT (Internet of Things) Analytics | novel application for deploying chipless RFID tags | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Armando | Duarte | niversity of Aveiro | Portugal | Environmental Data Analysis | Environmental Analytical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Samia | Zahra | Griffith University | Australia | Government and Public Policy Analysis | Energy Economics | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Samprit | Banerjee | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | United States | Data Cleaning | Pre-processing of passive mHealth data | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Susanne | Staehlke | Rostock University Medical Center, Institute of Cell Biology | Germany | Biosensing and Bioimaging | Cell-Biomaterial-Interaction | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | alireza | sobbouhi | shahid beheshti university | Iran | Predictive Modeling Innovations | power system security prediction | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daniela Andrea | Arias Ortiz | KAUST | Saudi Arabia | Big Data Analytics | n | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Manu | Sharma | Stanford University | United States | Healthcare Data Analysis | parasitic diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | P. | Chitra | Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology | India | Machine Learning and AI Applications | wireless Communication, Image Processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Youmna | Iskandarani | American University of Beirut | Lebanon | Machine Learning and AI Applications | Food | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mohammed Abdullah | Alshahrani | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Iniversity | Saudi Arabia | Statistical Methods | Statistics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Amin | Hekmatmanesh | LUT University | Finland | Algorithm Development | Biomedical Engineering/Biosensors/LUT University | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ntsieni Fitzgerald | Ramasimu | University of South Africa | South Africa | Social Impact | Disaster management strategies | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Biplob | Ray | Central Queensland University | Australia | Machine Learning and AI Applications | Environmental and farming | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Rajib Baran | Roy | Central Queensland University | Australia | Energy and Utilities Analytics | Application of Machine Learing in Power System Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JungWei | Chen | Loma Linda University | United States | Bioinformatics | Teledentistry | Best Researcher Award |