| Assist. Prof. Dr | Hui | Huang | Information Engineering University | China | Demand Side Management & Energy Efficiency | Demand Response (DR) mechanism | Research Excellence Award | electricalaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Mustafa A. | Al Sibahee | Basra University for Oil and Gas | Iraq | Cybersecurity in Electrical Systems | Internet of Things and Information Security | Research Excellence Award | electricalaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jitendra | Bahadur | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Bangalore Campus | India | Renewable Energy Systems | Fabrication of perovskite solar cells, thin films | Emerging Researcher Award | electricalaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zhitong | Li | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Photonic & Optoelectronic Devices | Nanophotonics | Research Excellence Award | electricalaward.com |