| Dr | Dr Monika | Singh | Chandigarh University | India | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Security and Privacy | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Akbar | Rezaei | Payame Noor University | Iran | Others | Algebraic Structures | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | Vaclav | Prajzler | Czech Technical University in Prague | Czech Republic | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | Optical comunications | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mueen | Uddin | University of Doha for Science and Technology Qatar | Qatar | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Security and Privacy | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Vishnupriya | G | Easwari Engineering College | India | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Security | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Manoj | Kumar | University of Wollongong in Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Incident Response and Digital Forensics | Cyber Security | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Vinita | Malik | Central University of Haryana | India | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Network security Protection | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | RUBIN BOSE | S | SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RAMAPURAM CAMPUS, CHENNAI | India | Others | HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Suman | Chowdhury | IUBAT | Bangladesh | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | IoT based security system for smart home | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Xin | Qian | Chongqing University of Science and Technology | China | Others | Medical image application, computer aided medical diagnosis | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Teboho | Pitso | Vaal University of Technology | South Africa | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Technology-assisted education | Excellence in Research |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Mohammad | Alauthman | Information Security Department, University of Petra | Jordan | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Network Security/cyber-security, cyber forensics, and advanced machine learning application/ services encompass academic teaching and research, with a focus on applying machine learning to cyber-security and forensics | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Abebe | Menberu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Others | Personal finance | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Firdous | Mala | Amar Singh College, Cluster University Srinagar | India | Others | Mathematics | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Samuel | Habtegiorgis | Debre Markos University | Ethiopia | Others | epidemiology/public health | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Buzuayehu | Abebe | Adama Science and Technology University | Ethiopia | Others | Materials science | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Molla Yigzaw | Birhanu | Debre Markos University | Ethiopia | Others | Young Researcher | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Nitin | Goyal | Central University of Haryana | India | Others | traffic-management system for smart cities | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | MELKAM | BELAY | Dilla University College of Health Sciences and Medicine | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Research | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Dagne | Dinagde | University | Ethiopia | Others | Health science | Excellence in Research |