| Mr | Luis | Segovia Guerrero | Cádiz University | Spain | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sijung | Choi | Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology | South Korea | Water Resources Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Magaly | Koch | Boston University | United States | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jayaluxmi | Naidoo | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Dami | Kim | School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University | South Korea | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiangqian | Bian | Jiangsu Maritime Institute | China | Coastal Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zanele Annatoria | NGCOBO | University Of Kwazulu Natal | South Africa | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Angel | Sol-Sanchez | Colegio de Postgraduados | Mexico | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Freddy | Kitutu | Makerere University | Uganda | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kunle Elizah | Ogundipe | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Construction Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Ramazan | Erturgut | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chenghong | Ao | Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology: Kunming, China | China | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Qingliang | Feng | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | SIMRAN KAUR | DHILLON | University of Alberta | Canada | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ibrahim Ethem | Dağdeviren | Usak University | Turkey | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Nieves | Martin-Alguacil | Complutense University | Spain | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Bangjie | Fu | Central South University | China | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Reza | Khosrowabadi | Shahid Beheshti University | Iran | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Gururaj | Kori | Biluru Gurubasava Mahaswamiji Institute of Technology | India | Others | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Habib | Ghasemi Jouneghani | Department of Civil Engineering | Iran | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |