| Mr | Rahul Kumar | Ray | Indian Institute of Technology Madras,Chennai | Accessibility and assistive technology | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Kwan Min | Lee | NTU | Interaction design and user experience (UX) | Singapore | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hussain | Ahmed | Tampere University | Environmental and sustainable HCI | Finland | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Bilge | Bilgen | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi | Health informatics and medical HCI | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Patrick | Doreian | University of Ljubljana and University of Pittsburgh | Interaction techniques and devices | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Kang-Hyun | Jo | University of Ulsan | Human-robot interaction and AI ethics | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Djaafar | Zouache | Mohamed el bachir el ibrahimi university | Computer-supported cooperative work and social media | Algeria | Best Research Award |
| Ms | Sarra Zohra | Ahmed Bacha | Ecole nationale supérieure d'informatique | Interaction techniques and devices | Algeria | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hocine | Guentri | University Centre Abdelhafid Boussouf of Mila | Interaction techniques and devices | Algeria | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Golshan | Madraki | Clarkson University | Computer-supported cooperative work and social media | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gomatheeshwari | B | Panimalar Engineering College | Mobile and wearable computing | India | Best Researcher Award |