| Dr | Aneetha | Sukhari | University of South Africa | South Africa | Tech Innovations | Language translation, Augmented reality | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Philip Kofi | Adom | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | Energy and Sustainability | Energy efficiency and governance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Oluwatobi | Otun | University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) | South Africa | Biology and Life Sciences | Life science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | THANDAZILE | SIBINDI | University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Climate-smart health workforce | Cross-disciplinary Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Louisa | Mokoena | University Of Johannesburg | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Healthcare/Education, Radiation Therapy, Experiences Of Undergraduate Therapeutic Radiography Students Working In Radiation Oncology Departments: A Qualitative Study, Oncology Department | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mukhtar Iderawumi | Abdulraheem | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Agricultural Science and Innovation | Postharvest and Agroprocessing | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dwayne | Reddy | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Electrical Engineering | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Ms | siyanda | nkwenkwe | Walter Sisulu University | South Africa | Environmental Science | Waste Management | Emerging Research Star Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kyongchul | Kim | Korea Peninsula Infrastructure Special Committee | South Korea | Tech Innovations | Concrete structures | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Dong-Bin | Kwak | Seoul National University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Engineering and Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Bhanu | Shrestha | Kwangwoon University | South Korea | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Deep learning, medical imaging, optimization in neural networks etc. | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | sang ho | choi | Kwangwoon University | South Korea | Medicine and Health Sciences | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Yong | Ahn | Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine | South Korea | Medicine and Health Sciences | Spinal surgery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jinkyu | Lim | Hanbat National University | South Korea | Energy and Sustainability | Hydrogen | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jaehyun | Chung | Korea University | South Korea | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Reinforcement learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yun-Bae | Kim | Chungbuk National University | South Korea | Medicine and Health Sciences | Stem Cells & Exosomes | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Heh-In | Im | Korea Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | Neuroscience | Brain disorders | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Chang Yeol | Lee | Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology | South Korea | Biotechnology | Biosensors | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Nam Ah | Kim | Mokpo National University | South Korea | Nanotechnology | Protein formulation | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Ji-Hyun | Yoon | Kyung Hee University | South Korea | Molecular Biology | Molecular Biology | Women Researcher Award | |