| Awards | Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ali | Arshad | NASTP Institute of Information Technology, Lahore | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | computerscientists.net |
| Awards | Assoc. Prof. Dr | Shu | Tang | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Best Researcher Award | computerscientists.net |
| Awards | Dr | Muhammad | Sajjad | Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | computerscientists.net |
| Awards | Dr | Yi | Tang | Yantai University | China | Best Researcher Award | computerscientists.net |