| Assist. Prof. Dr | Masoud | Barati | Carleton University | Canada | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Data Privacy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hamed | Taherdoost | University Canada West | Canada | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Cybersecurity Awareness and Training | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Leonora | Angeles | UBC SCARP-GRSJ | Canada | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | human and labour conditions | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Islam | Adra | Lancaster University | Canada | Others | Safety Leadership | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gregory | Mvogo | Essec Business School | Cameroon | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | key management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Vitrice Ruben | Folifack Signing | Research Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Geological and Mining Research | Cameroon | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Encryption based on nonlinear dynamics and DNA coding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mary Immaculate | Neh Fru | Center of Geological and Mining Research, Garoua | Cameroon | Others | Geosciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Christian | Ouedraogo | Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) | Burkina Faso | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmacology | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Davi | Rabelo | UECE | Brazil | Others | Geography | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | ROBSON | FARIA | Fiocruz | Brazil | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Human factors | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Silvio | Quincozes | Federal University of Pampa | Brazil | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Explainable and Optimizable AI for Cybersecurity | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Javier | Vadell | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais | Brazil | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Others | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | WOLNEI | CAUMO | UFRGS | Brazil | Authentication and Digital Signatures | Medical | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mario | Gazziro | Federal University of ABC | Brazil | Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems | RFID security | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Gabaikanngwe Ethel | Mambo | BA ISAGO University | Botswana | Cybersecurity Policies and Regulations | Cyber protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Placide Mahougnan | TOKLO | University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Others | Natural Product Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Phenias | Nsabimana | Ghent University | Belgium | Others | Public health | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Standaert | Baudouin | UHasselt | Belgium | Others | health economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Arbia | Riahi | Royal Military Academy | Belgium | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | privacy and trust management | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Md. Bokhtiar | Hasan | Islamic University | Bangladesh | Others | Energy Economics, Sustainability | Excellence in Research |