| Dr | Seyhan | Ucar | InfoTech Labs, Toyota Motor North America R&D | United States | Engineering | Connected Vehicle and Intelligent Transportation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aditya | Pandit | BECO Asset Management, LLC | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Construction Management | Industry Leadership Excellence Award |
| Prof | Yoginder | Chugh | Southern Illinois University | United States | Engineering | Mining and Environmental | Outstanding Contributions in Academia Award |
| Prof. Dr | Bo | Deng | Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | United States | Neuroscience | Neuron Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Robert | White | Elizabeth City State University | United States | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Karl | Krupp | University of Arizona | United States | Social Sciences | Public Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Syra | Madad | NYC HH | United States | Health Professions | Infectious Disease | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ibrahim | Ahmed | George Washington University | United States | Engineering | Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Energy Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Oswald | Chong | Arizona State University | United States | Engineering | Artificial Intelligence Applications in Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Anjan Kumar | Ayyadapu | Cloudera Inc | United States | Engineering | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Bigdata CyberSecurity | Research Excellence Distinction Award |
| Mr | Bhanu Raju | Nida | SAP | United States | Computer Science | Analytics / Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | E. Jean | Brennan | Independent Researcher | United States | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Conservation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Haroon | Rashid | CANPACK US | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Supply Chain Management | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Vicki | Baker | Albion College | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Org development, human resources, leadership development | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zaid | Thanawala | Amazon | United States | Environmental Science | Sustainability Science focused on Life Cycle Assessment | Excellence in Scientific Innovation Award |
| Prof. Dr | Stuart | Maudsley | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center | United States | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Receptor Pharmacology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | SimonMary | Aihiokhai | University of Portland | United States | Arts and Humanities | Philosophical Theology in dialogue with the social sciences and ethics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Veronica | Díaz | UdelaR-Facultad de Ingeniería | Uruguay | Energy | Electroquímica | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Joaquín | Aldabe | Universidad de la República, Uruguay | Uruguay | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Ornithology and Ecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tu | Do | University of Transport and Communications | Vietnam | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award |