| Assist Prof Dr | SHADAK ALEE | KAMANOOR | RM Institute of Science and Technology , Kattankulathur, Chennai | India | Optical Physics | Physics and applications of dissimilar coupled cavities | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Rosane | Collevatti | Universidade Federal de Goias | Brazil | Optical Physics | confocal laser scanning microscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chongxuan | Tian | Shandong University | China | Optical Physics | Medical hyperspectral imaging | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Wei | Li | Shandong University | China | Optical Physics | Medical hyperspectral imaging | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | BUSIREDDY | SUDHAKAR REDDY | GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR MEN(A), KADAPA | India | Optical Physics | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Haiqing | He | East China University of Technology | China | Optical Physics | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiaojin | Yin | Taiyuan University of Science and Technology | China | Optical Physics | spin-orbit coupling/SAM/OAM | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jinzeng | Wang | Shanxi Normal University | China | Optical Physics | Optical properties of Lanthanide contained compounds | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhi | Li | Tyndall national institute | Ireland | Optical Physics | photonics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Debapriya | Pradhan | centurion university of technology and management | India | Optical Physics | Nanomaterial in water treatment | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Yahya | Bougdid | University of Central Florida | United States | Optical Physics | Laser Additive Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Konstantina | Papachristopoulou | University of Patras | Greece | Optical Physics | Photonics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhigao | Dai | China University of Geosciences | China | Optical Physics | Future Materials, Optical Field Manipulation, Hyperlenses for Defect Detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Shweta | Yadav | MMMUT,GORAKHPUR U.P.273010 | India | Optical Physics | Optoelectronics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yang | Han | Fudan university | China | Optical Physics | optical communication | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Carmela | Bonavolontà | CNR ISASI | Italy | Optical Physics | photodetectors | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Brian | Wells | University of Hartford | United States | Optical Physics | Metamaterials and Metasurfaces | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Zhishan | Luo | Putian University | China | Optical Physics | Optical | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Xia | Tong | 山西白求恩医院(山西医学科学院) | China | Optical Physics | Biosensing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Giuliana | Ramella | C.N.R., National Research Council | Italy | Optical Physics | Vision | Best Researcher Award |