| Dr | Ming | Li | Wuhan University | Switzerland | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qian | LI | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SeungHyun | Lee | KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SHIPS& OCEAN ENGINEERING | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zaharaddeen Karami | Lawal | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Inyeong | Kwon | Chonnam National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | jai | kumar | SPACE APPLICATIONS CENTRE, ISRO | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Taeksang | Kim | University of Michigan | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mandla Vincent | Khumalo | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Khodadoust | University of Guilan | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hoda | Khaledi | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Nadezhda S | K | Institute of Biophysics SB RAS | Russia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ashok | Jagtap | National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research | India | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Taeho | Im | Hoseo University/ Infomation and Communication Engineering | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Julian | Ijumulana | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | PAULO | HORTA | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award |
| Prof | GiHoon | Hong | IMBeR IPO-China/State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Amal | Hentati | ENIG | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chunpeng | He | Southeast University | China | Breakthrough Innovations Laureate Award |
| Dr | Minasadat | Hashemi | Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Richard | Gregory | East Tennessee State University | United States | Best Researcher Award |