| Prof | Elijah | Yendaw | Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | WARUSIA | YASSIN | Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jingang | Yao | Shandong University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Quanming | Yao | Tsinghua | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Qinghe | Yao | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wei | Yang | Sichuan University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shangye | Yang | Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jingyuan | Yang | Xidian University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | AlexJie | YANG | Nanjing University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xiantong | Yang | Beijing Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Xiaobing | Yan | Hebei University | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Raad | Yahya Qassim | COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Chong | Xu | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | FAN | XU | Chengdu Medical College | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jinhua | Xiao | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sheng | Xiang | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sensen | Wu | Zhejiang University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ruey-Beei | Wu | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Guangli | Wu | School of Cyberspace Security, Gansu University of Political Science and Law, China | China | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | William | Wonderly | UCSB | United States | Best Researcher Award | |