| Dr | Reza | Fotohi | Shahid Beheshti University | Iran | Cryptography for Privacy and Anonymity | Privacy-preserving | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kyung Suk | Lee | Incheon National University | South Korea | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | International Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yiting | Liang | Beijing Normal University | China | Others | psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nabaz | Rasool | Kya University | Iraq | Others | Biogas | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pfuurai | Chimbunde | University of the Free State | South Africa | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | key Infrastructure Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Naresh | E | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | India | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Intrusion detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Winyi | Solomon | Makerere University | Uganda | Others | Social media regulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mehmet Ali | Engin | Karadeniz Technical University | Turkey | Others | Labour Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility Codes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiansheng | Chen | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | China | Others | public governance | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zahra | Aliakbarzadeh Arani | Qom University od Medical Sciences | Iran | Others | Aging | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | enas | alqodsi | United Arab Emirates University | Ukraine | Cryptography for Blockchain and Distributed Systems | Artificial intelligence | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pian | Pu | Sichuan Tourism University | China | Others | Sustainabel toursim and community invovement | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kelly | Yoo | Stanford University | United States | Others | Medicine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Oliver | Dzobo | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Energy sector | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | saif | alharbi | the national research and development center for sustainable agriculture (Estidamah) | United States | Others | water use efficiency in agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bronwin | Patrickson | Flinders University | Australia | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Mhealth - the importance of privacy and security for key stakeholders | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rajorshi | Biswas | Penn State Berks | United States | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Link flooding attack | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jinguo | Zhai | School of Nursing, Southern Medical University | China | Others | maternity and infant care | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Djamel | Djenouri | UWE, Bristol | United Kingdom | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | IoT, Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | EZEKIEL | AGBON | AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA | Nigeria | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | IoT-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems | Best Researcher Award |