| Mr | Yang | Han | Fudan university | China | Optical Physics | optical communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Carmela | Bonavolontà | CNR ISASI | Italy | Optical Physics | photodetectors | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Brian | Wells | University of Hartford | United States | Optical Physics | Metamaterials and Metasurfaces | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Zhishan | Luo | Putian University | China | Optical Physics | Optical | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Giuliana | Ramella | C.N.R., National Research Council | Italy | Optical Physics | Vision | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed | Mehaney | Beni-Suef University, Egypt | Egypt | Optical Physics | Photonics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Srivathsava | Surabhi | University of Concepción | Chile | Optical Physics | Optoelectronics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Subhash | Kondawar | Rastrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University | India | Optical Physics | Photoluminescent nanofibers | Optical Physics Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Vladimir | Chigrinov | HKUST, HK | Hong Kong | Optical Physics | Liquid Crystals | Excellence in Optical Technology Development Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Nikolai | Kosarev | Siberian Federal University, School of Non-ferrous Metals | Russia | Optical Physics | mathematical physics, physics of plasmas, optics and spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Nadir | Abdullayev | Institute of Physics of the Ministry of Science and Education | Azerbaijan | Optical Physics | Optical properties, magnetotransport | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Solomon | Ivan | Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology | India | Optical Physics | Classical optics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yulin | Wang | Dalian Maritime University | China | Optical Physics | Underwater image imaging optical model | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Kishwar | Ali | University of L'Aquila Italy | Italy | Optical Physics | Nanophotonic and Metamaterials Design | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Amin | Molaei Fard | Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch | Iran | Optical Physics | Photonic Crystal Fiber–Based Optical Gas Sensing (H₂S Detection) | Optical Physics Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Calvin Kwesi | Gafrey | University of Cape Coast | Vietnam | Optical Physics | X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Iulia | ANTOHE | National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics | Romania | Optical Physics | solar cells/plasmonics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Donglin | Zu | Peking University | China | Optical Physics | Optics, Photonics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ting | Li | Northwest University | China | Optical Physics | Luminescent materials | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiaojun | Li | University of South China | China | Optical Physics | Optoelectronic Devices; Ultrafast spectroscopy and carrier dynamics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |