| Assoc. Prof. Dr | NURENI | AZEEZ | University of Lagos. | Nigeria | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Cybersecurity | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Amani | BENAMOR | University of Limoges | France | Others | Physical Layer Security for Wireless Networks | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Essam | Hebishy | University of Lincoln | United Kingdom | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zine | Ghemari | University of M'sila | Algeria | Others | Vibration Sensor | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Henrique | Santos | University of Minho | Portugal | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | supply chain security management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Silvia | Muzzioli | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | Italy | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | hedging effectiveness | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Vahid | Jahangiri | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili | Iran | Others | Machin learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Francesco | Mercaldo | University of Molise & IIT-CNR | Italy | Malware Analysis and Detection | Payload detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Keyurkumar | Nayak | University of Mumbai Garware Institute of Career Education and Development | India | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Financial Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chuka | Ononye | University of Nigeria | Nigeria | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Cybersecurity awareness and campaign | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Shereen | Ismail | University of North Dakota | United States | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Attack detection and prevention for the security of IoT applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Foroozan | Ghosairi Darbandeh | University of Otago | Iran | Authentication and Digital Signatures | Authentication protocols for WSN | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Stefano | Cagnin | University of Padova | Italy | Others | Life science | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Nainika | Dinesh | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Others | History of Education | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shaukat | Ali | University of Peshawar | Pakistan | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Web Security | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | BENOIE | MATHEW | University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India | India | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Smart City | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Humbani | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Mobile payments | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | LAI | CHI MENG | University of Saint Joseph | Macau | Others | Digital Governance/Smart City Innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MABICKA OBAME | Rolf Gael | University of Science and Technology of Masuku | Gabon | Others | Soils Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Alti | Adel | University of SETIF - 1 | Algeria | Secure Multiparty Computation and Secret Sharing | Image Security and watermarking | Best Researcher Award |