| Assoc Prof Dr | Bo | Jiang | Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Information Security Systems | Network Security, Information Security, Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Chen | Yong | Texas A&M International University | United States | Information Security Systems | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Parth | Shah | CHARUSAT | India | Information Security Systems | Privacy | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Vishal | Thakor | Teesside University | United Kingdom | Information Security Systems | Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Qasem | Abu Al-Haija | Princess Sumaya University for Technology | Jordan | Information Security Systems | Intrusion Detection Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Shameer | Mohammed | University of Technology and Applied Sciences Sur | Oman | Information Security Systems | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | K Abhimanyu Kumar | Patro | Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | India | Information Security Systems | Cryptography - Data Encryption | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Randhir | Kumar | SRM University AP , India | India | Information Security Systems | Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Umar | Ghafoor | Military College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology | Pakistan | Information Security Systems | Resource Allocation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Malaw | Ndiaye | Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar | Senegal | Information Security Systems | Blockchain/Smart contract/Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Tariq | Hussain | Zhejiang Gongshang University | China | Information Security Systems | Cyber Security Attack | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Olson | Italis | Polytechnique Montreal / ISTEAH | Canada | Information Security Systems | Bio-cryptosystems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hemalatha | T | PSNA College of Engineering & Technology | India | Information Security Systems | Block Chain Technology/Web Security/Smart Cities | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Waheed | Gadallah | Hong Kong University of science and tehnology | Hong Kong | Information Security Systems | Network Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Lip Yee | Por | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Information Security Systems | SECURITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF INFORMATION (NEC2020: 0611) | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Cédric | Crettaz | Mandat International | Switzerland | Information Communication | Testbeds for ICT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Narendra | Kumar | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad | India | Information Communication | DNA Based Data Storage | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Uchechukwu | Awada | Zhengzhou University | China | Information Communication | Information and Communication Engineering, Computer Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Cédric | Crettaz | Mandat International | Switzerland | Information Communication | ICT Research Infrastructures | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Safa'a | Saleh | Egyptian Institue of Alexanderia Academy | Egypt | Information Communication | Information Systems | Best Researcher Award |