| Dr | Adam Gana | Bawa | Lovely Professional Phagwara/Borno State University Maiduguri | Nigeria | Others | Criminology and Security Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Frédéric | Ouellet | Université de Montréal | Canada | Others | Criminology, criminal career, criminal achievement, desistance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Rahmat-Allah | Hooshmand | University of Isfahan | Iran | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | Critical infrastructure resilience | Top Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Majid | Khan | Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics | Pakistan | Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols | Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, Cyber threat analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Omer | Tariq | KAIST | South Korea | Cryptography for Cloud Computing and IoT | Cryptographic Accelerators | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hasan Kadhim A. | Alsuwaiedi | Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies in Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics | Iraq | Cryptographic Algorithms and Techniques | Cryptographic Algorithm Modification | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | P Lalitha | Surya Kumari | K L Deemed to be University, Hyderabad | India | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | Cryptographic algorithms and Protocols, Blockchain and Distributed systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Fairouz | Tchier | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Deresse | Daka | HAWASSA UNIVERSITY | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Indu | Radhakrishnan | PES University | India | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | Cryptography for IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Aghila | Rajagopal | Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology | India | Cybersecurity Education and Training | cryptology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Hacı Ömer | YILMAZ | Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University | Turkey | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Crytography | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sheetla | Prasad | Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR, India | India | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Cyber Intrusions in Power System Networks | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | NAGARATHNA | ANNAPPA | NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY, INDIA | Indonesia | Cybersecurity Policies and Regulations | CYBER LAWS | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Gabaikanngwe Ethel | Mambo | BA ISAGO University | Botswana | Cybersecurity Policies and Regulations | Cyber protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hussein Ahmed | AL-Shari | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University | Yemen | Others | Cyber risks / FinTech risks / adopting FinTech in banks | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | T.P. | Anithaashri | Saveetha School of Engineering | India | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Cyber Security | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Abdullahi | Arabo | University of the West of England | United Kingdom | Malware Analysis and Detection | Cyber Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Manoj | Kumar | University of Wollongong in Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Incident Response and Digital Forensics | Cyber Security | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | SWATI | JAIN | Indian Institute Of Management Lucknow | India | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Cyber Security in Healthcare Domain | Best Researcher Award |