| Mr | Saurav Chandra | Das | University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ali | Hainoun | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Austria | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Isak | Pretorius | Macquarie University | Australia | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ali | Kaddour | University of Tipaza | Algeria | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |