| Mr | Cédric | Crettaz | Mandat International | Switzerland | Information Communication | ICT Research Infrastructures | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Celestine Neba | Suh | Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Botswana | Others | Agricultural Engineering (Land Use Planning) | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Chao | Sun | Tongji University | China | Computational Intelligence | vision navigation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | chehara | pathmabandu | CSIRO's Data61 | Australia | Information Security Systems | Human centric Cybersecurity | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Chen | Yong | Texas A&M International University | United States | Information Security Systems | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chenyao | Bai | Fudan University | China | Communications Systems | Molecular Communication Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chidi Emmanuel | Ngene | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Communications Systems | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, P.O Box 524, Johannesburg-2006, South Africa. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chien-Lin | Huang | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Computational Mathematics | Algorithm for simulation and optimization | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Chih-Wei | Chen | University College London | Taiwan | Digital Computing System | Digital governance | Best Scholar Award |
| Mr | Chike | Madueke | University of Hohenheim | Germany | Computer Applications | Geoinformation Science, Earth Observation and Natural Resources Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chinyere Blessing | Obika nee Okebalama | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Computer Applications | Scientific data analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cinta | Borrero-Domínguez | University of Seville | Spain | Business and Economics | Crowdfunding | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Claudia | Cava | IUSS University School for Advanced Studies of Pavia | Italy | Computer Applications | Information and Computer Applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Cleber | Zanchettin | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Brazil | Computational Intelligence | Deep Learning | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Cristina | Azcona-Sanjulian | Clinica Universidad de Navarra | Spain | Others | Pediatric Endocrinology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dania | González Couret | Technological University of Havana | Cuba | Computer Applications | Environmental simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Daniel | Ioan | Polytechnic University of Bucharest | Romania | Computer Applications | Scientific Computing and Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Daniel | Molina-Pérez | National Polytechnic Institute | Mexico | Computational Intelligence | Bio-inspired algorithms | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Danielle | Ferreira | Universidade Federal de VIçosa | Brazil | Others | Food Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Daw-Tung | Lin | National Taipei University | Taiwan | Computational Intelligence | Computer Vision | Lifetime Achievement Award |