| Prof | Zheng | Xuejun | School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Liumeng | Xue | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Cai | Xuan | Beihang University | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jiawei | Xu | Chang'an University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Wenxuan | Xu | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jiuping | Xu | Sichuan University, business school | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yong-Liang | Xiong（熊永亮） | 华中科技大学 | China | Excellence in Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Ying | Xie | Cranfield University | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Jie | Xiao | South China Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yang | Xia | Xinjiang University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yosef | Wubet | University of Gondar Institute of Technology | Ethiopia | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pengfei | Wu | Dalian University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Guanglei | Wu | Dalian University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms. | Yi | Wu | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Yuanke | Wu | 中铁工程装备集团有限公司 | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Łukasz | Wróblewski | University of Economics in Katowice | Poland | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Manuel | Wolfschwenger | UMIT-Tirol | Austria | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Million Tadesse | Woldeyes | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Alebachew | WOBETE | Aha Psychological Services | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Karin | Wilkins | University of Miami | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |