| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Midya | Yousefi | Wenzhou-Kean University | China | Research Excellence Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Ali | Ceylan | Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Thierry | Koumbi Mounanga | SupBioaction (Consulting) Inc/ University of Toronto, Canada | Canada | Research Excellence Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Danyun | Xu | Jianghan University | China | Excellence in Research Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Madhusmita | Das | Gopalan College of Engineering and Management | India | Research Excellence Award | roboticsandautomation.org |