| Mr | Akeem | Bamigbola | Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin. | Nigeria | Computer Science | Artificial intelligence (AI) and optimization algorithm with a major focus on combinatorial optimization, constraint optimization, multi-modal optimization and multi-objective optimization using heuristics, metaheuristics, local search, evolutionary algorithm and for solving real-world optimization problems. | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohamed Yassine | Landolsi | ISITCom | Tunisia | Computer Science | Data mining | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohamed | Bentoumi | Université mohamed elbachir elibrahimi de bordj bou arreridj | Algeria | Decision Sciences | Caractérisation des materiaux fragiles par méthode d'indentation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Olusegun | Idowu | Kyoto University | United Kingdom | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Crop Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saroj | Kumar | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | India | Neuroscience | Neurodegenerative Diseases | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Uzma | Ashraf | University of California, Davis | United States | Environmental Science | Disaster Risk Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Dhakshna moorthy | D | Saveetha institute of medical and technical science | India | Materials Science | Fiber | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Yamna | SOUSSI | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University | Morocco | Energy | Efficacité énergétique des bâtiments | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Abderrahim | Jabar | Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca | Morocco | Materials Science | properties of materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ismail | Rabiu | Kaohsiung Medical University | Nigeria | Immunology and Microbiology | Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology, Cancer chemotherapy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Hamza | Alami | UM6P | Morocco | Computer Science | Natural Language Processing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Hiroshi | Daimon | Institute for Molecular Science | Japan | Materials Science | Photoelectron holography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Aziz | Ahmad | Interdisciplinary Research Center, for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. | Saudi Arabia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Umakanta | Behera | Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha India | India | Engineering | Mining Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Khalid | Amarouche | Bursa Uludag University | Turkey | Engineering | Ocean Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Assia | Benhouria | University of mostaganem | Algeria | Chemical Engineering | Traitement des eaux/adsorption | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nacer | LOGZIT | Université MohamedEl Bachi El Ibrahimi de Bordj Bou Arréridj - Algérie. | Algeria | Engineering | Fatigue des structures | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zineb | Kassab | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Bengurir / University Hassan II Casablanca | Morocco | Materials Science | Biocomposites | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Krishna | Bisetty | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Chemistry | Computational Modelling and Electrochemical sensors | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Kamal | Hachour | Universite Houari Boumedienne Baba Ezzouar Alger | Algeria | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Paléontologie | Best Researcher Award | |