| Dr. | Yasir Saleem | Afridi | Department of Computer Systems Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar Pakistan | Pakistan | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yongming | Lai | Longyan University | China | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr. | Yuan | Li | X-Here Trek Laboratory (Establishing) | United States | Interdisciplinary Physics Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr. | Yufeng | Hao | Nanjing University | China | Outstanding Contribution Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Zhexu | Xi | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr. | Zhizhong | Xing | Kunming Medical University | China | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |