| Mr | Abdul | Majeed | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication | China | Optical Physics | Metamaterials and Metasurface | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mohamed Gaber | Moustafa | Al-Azhar University, Egypt | Egypt | Optical Physics | Optoelectronic materials | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | Manjulatha | Sara | UNSW | Australia | Optical Physics | Antimicrobials efficacy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dr.Sikder Sunbeam | Islam | International Islamic University CTG | Bangladesh | Optical Physics | Metamaterials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yidong | Tan | Tsinghua University | China | Optical Physics | Laser Metrology and Measurement | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Tsun-Kong | Sham | University of Western Ontario | Canada | Optical Physics | Synchrotron X-rays | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Igor | Zago | Federal University of São Carlos | Brazil | Optical Physics | Themomechanical phenomena using DIC | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | sahaya jude | Sathiya dhas | Kings Engineering College ,Chennai | India | Optical Physics | Optical applications | Optical Physics Excellence Award |
| Dr | Aadil | Bhat | konkuk University | South Korea | Optical Physics | Perovskite solar cells | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wutthisak | Prachamon | Ubon Ratchathani University | Thailand | Optical Physics | Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alexander | Zakharov | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Ukraine | Optical Physics | Electrodynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yasir | Iqbal | National University of Sciences and Technology | Pakistan | Optical Physics | Optical properties of Semiconductor materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | Mahfouz | Qatar University | Qatar | Optical Physics | Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Arunadevi | Natarajan | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women | India | Optical Physics | Optoelectronics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | ANAND | KUMAR | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI | India | Optical Physics | Holography, Optical System Design, Biomedical Optics, Laser and Photonics, Computational Optics and Imaging and its applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Sara | Mahshid | McGill University | Canada | Optical Physics | nanomaterials biosensing, diagnostics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Conrad Bertrand | Tabi | Botswana International University of Science and Technology | Botswana | Optical Physics | Nonlinear Optics and applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | William | Mbogning Feudjio | University of Douala | Cameroon | Optical Physics | Applied Spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Maria | Gancheva | Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry | Bulgaria | Optical Physics | inorganic synthesis of optical materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rahul | Pandey | Chitkara University, Punjab | India | Optical Physics | Photovoltaic | Young Scientist Award |