| Mr | Mashel | Gonyora | University of Strathclyde | South Africa | Incident Response and Digital Forensics | Human and Organisational Factors | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dries | Putter | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Others | Intelligence Studies | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Abraham | Ogofure | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Others | Biotechnology | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | WIZA | MUNYEKA | UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL | South Africa | Others | work-life balance and ICT | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ahmed | Hassen | Agricultural Research Councl | South Africa | Others | Applied Microbiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Desiree | Hamman-Fisher | University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Education and Industrial Psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Teboho | Pitso | Vaal University of Technology | South Africa | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Technology-assisted education | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Michael | Humbani | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Mobile payments | 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 | Oliver | Dzobo | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Energy sector | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Kyung-Min | Kim | Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Incident Response and Digital Forensics | rice | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | VINOTH KUMAR | J | Kyunghee University | South Korea | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Material Chemistry | CyberGuard Excellence Award |
| Prof | Jeonghwan | Park | Pukyong National University | South Korea | Others | Aquaculture and Aquaculture Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Kyoung Jae | Lim | Kangwon National University | South Korea | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Agricultural Water Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jordan Junior | Kamese | Inje University | South Korea | Others | Precision Healthcare | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shin Ae | Hong | SungKyunKwan University | South Korea | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | international cybersecurity | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JunYoung | Son | Korea Atomic Energy Reserarch Institute | South Korea | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jun-Young | Oh | Institute for Integrated Science Education | South Korea | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Instruction for Nature of Science | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Kyung Suk | Lee | Incheon National University | South Korea | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | International Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jiwon | Kim | Hankyong National University | South Korea | Others | work-life balance (WLB) for workers with disabilities | Best Researcher Award |