| Mr | Yohannes | Gelaye | Debre Markos University | Ethiopia | Others | Agriculture | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yohannes | Girma | iNJIBARA UNIVERSITY | Ethiopia | Others | Economics /agricultural economics | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Yiting | Liang | Beijing Normal University | China | Others | psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yinting | Zou | Guangdong Maoming Health Vocational College | China | Others | maternity and infant care | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yikun | PAN | Hong Kong PolyU | Hong Kong | Others | Computer vision/ video anomaly detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | YIKAI | ZHANG | Nanyang Technological University | China | Others | digital economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yichen | Zhong | Aston University | United Kingdom | Public Key Infrastructure and Key Management | EU Justice and Home Affairs | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yibekal | Hailu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Others | Lecture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | YERRISWAMY | T | REVA UNIVERSITY | India | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Network Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yekoye | Tariku | Space Science and Geospatial Institute and Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute | Ethiopia | Cryptographic Algorithms and Techniques | Space weather effect and ionospheric research | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ye | Li | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Others | stem cell | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yazan | ABU HUSON | University of Valencia | Spain | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | AI and Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yasin | Celik | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | Implementation of Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | yashar | salami | Faculty of Computer and Information Technology Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran | Iran | Cryptography for Privacy and Anonymity | Security, Cryptographic Algorithms, authentication | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | Yanqiu | Song | Central University of Finance and Economics | China | Others | Defense Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yanpeng | Song | Information Center of Dunhuang Research Academy | China | Others | Museum Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanbo | Wang | Aalborg University | Denmark | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Cybersecurity and analysis for energy system | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xinyu | Pan | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Cyberpsychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xinxin | Wang | Guangzhou University | China | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Parental Co-Parenting | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | XINGSI | DI | Guangzhou University | China | Cybersecurity Policies and Regulations | Financial law | CyberGuard Excellence Award |