| Dr | David | Adedokun | Fidson Healthcare PLC | Nigeria | Descriptive Analytics | Nil | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Fisayo | Fagbemi | National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Abuja, Nigeria | Nigeria | Government and Public Policy Analysis | Development economics and climate change | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Dhritidyuti | Bose | Department of Conservation | New Zealand | Climate Change Data Analysis | Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hamed | Amirpour Najafabadi | Samen NZ | New Zealand | Genomic Data Analytics | Animal Breeding | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Nick | Eleftheroglou | Delft University of Technology/ Faculty of Aerospace Engineering | Netherlands | Predictive Analytics | Prognostics of engineering systems and structures | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Esmee | Verheul | LUMC | Netherlands | Healthcare Data Analysis | Metabolites and Lipoproteins | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | JORGE | VALVERDE CARBONELL | UNU MERIT - MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY | Netherlands | Interdisciplinary Data Insights | Mineral Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Erkinai | Derkenbaeva | Wageningen University and Research | Netherlands | Data-informed Decision Making | Urban energy transition | Best Researcher Award | |
| Jules | van Lier | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | Domain-integrated Analysis | multiple process data | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Sara | Ramezani | Utrecht University | Netherlands | Others | Land Use Planning | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Nadia | Dominici | Vrije universitiet Amsterdam | Netherlands | Big Data Analytics | Human movement sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Menno | Buisman | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | Smart Cities and Urban Analytics | Civil Engineering / Nautical Depth Monitoring | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | DP Sharma | Mainali | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | Social Impact | Green Energy | Excellence in Innovation | View Profile |
| Mrs | Rupa | Shrestha | Tribhuvan University | Nepal | Others | Management Research | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Binaya | Sapkota | Sunway University | Nepal | public health analytics | Pharmaceutical waste management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Dércio | José | Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos - ENH | Mozambique | Others | Geoscience (Petroleum Geology) | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yousef | Farhaoui | UMI, FSTE | Morocco | Big Data Analytics | Big Data | Excellence in Innovation | View Profile |
| Prof | El-Kaber | HACHEM | Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University | Morocco | Predictive Modeling Innovations | Soft matter physics, Clay-Plymer Hybrid Materials, Renewable energy, e-learning, intelligent tutor | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Abdennacer | Idrissi | Ibn Tofail university, faculty of science, kenitra, Morocco | Morocco | Predictive Modeling Innovations | Molecular engineering | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | Khalid | SADKI | Mohammed V University in Rabat, Faculty of Dental Medicine | Morocco | Others | Immunloy and immunogenetics | Best Researcher Award | |