| Mr | Jianer | Zhou | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | Computer Applications | Network,5G | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jinjia | Zhou | Hosei University | Japan | Computer Applications | Computer visision | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shenhai | Zheng | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Signal Processing Systems | image processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Wuli | Zhao | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College | China | Others | cancer | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yongqing | Zhao | Hunan University | China | Computer Applications | Building simulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Cleber | Zanchettin | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | Brazil | Computational Intelligence | Deep Learning | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Erma | Yulihastin | National Research and Innovation Agency Republic Indonesia | Indonesia | Others | atmospheric sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Haiying | Yuan | Beijing University of Technology | China | High Performance Computation | hardware accelerator | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yachao | Yuan | Lund University | Sweden | Computer Applications | private and secure data analytics | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | Dian | Yuan | the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University | China | Others | artificial intelligence algorithm | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Fatemeh | Yousefifeshki | Polytechnic Montreal | Canada | Others | Information and Software Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Chen | Yong | Texas A&M International University | United States | Information Security Systems | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Fulian | Yin | Communication University of China | China | Information Communication | Natural language processing；Public opinion propagation dynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jing | Yang | University of Malaya | Malaysia | | | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Ruiliang | Yan | Texas A&M University Commerce | United States | Computer Applications | Buy online and pick up from store | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | sertaç | yamann | Hakkari University | Turkey | Computer Applications | Artificial neural network | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dilip Kumar | Yadav | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur | India | Software Engineering Systems | Software reliability, Backlit image enhancement, Fuzzy logic | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aschalew Cherie | Workneh | Indian Institute Technology Roorkee | India | Computational Intelligence | Artificial Neural Networks | Best Paper Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Luhan | Wang | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Communications Systems | Wireless Communications | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hongyi | Wang | School of Artificial Intelligence, Tiangong University | China | Computational Intelligence | Multiphase flow measurement | Best Researcher Award |