| 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 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Narges | Yaghoobi Nia | Iritaly Trading Company S.r.l. | Italy | Optical Physics | photovoltaic | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Dongbo | Wang | 王东博 | China | Optical Physics | Photodetector, hydrogen production by water photolysis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Feijiu | Wang | School of Future Technology | China | Optical Physics | Non-linear and applied optics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Cristina | Petisco Rodríguez | Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca | Spain | Optical Physics | Espectroscopia de infrarrojo cercano NIRS | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Xin | Wang | Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China | China | Optical Physics | Super resolution, object tracking, artificial Intelligence | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Muhammad Sami | Rashad | Qilu Institute of Techonology | China | Optical Physics | Photochromism and LUMniscence | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | BUSIREDDY | SUDHAKAR REDDY | Government College for Men(A) | India | Optical Physics | Over the past one decade of rich experience in the preparation, characterization and optimization of variety of rare-earth ions doped glasses, glass-ceramics and nanocrystalline materials for the development of laser systems, optical fiber amplifiers, pressure and temperature sensors, solid state lighting and waveguides. Current research activities involve indigenous development of laser glasses for high power and high energy laser systems, waveguides and W-LEDs. | Outstanding Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Nedelcu | Nicoleta | Mount Royal University | Canada | Optical Physics | thin film | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | MANIKANDAN | V | M.Kumarasamy college of engineering | India | Optical Physics | Chemistry, Material science | Excellence in Innovation | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiaowen | Ruan | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Optics | Energy conversion and artificial photosynthesis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |