| Dr | Virginia | Mwangi | University of Westminster | United Kingdom | Others | Psychology and Marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Vishnupriya | G | Easwari Engineering College | India | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Security | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Vitrice Ruben | Folifack Signing | Research Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Geological and Mining Research | Cameroon | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Encryption based on nonlinear dynamics and DNA coding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Volodymyr | Tsyganov | National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic | Ukraine | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | wearproofness of details at different kinds thermo-dynamic loading | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Wai Hung Wallace | Tsang | Hong Kong Shue Yan University | Hong Kong | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Ethics of Using ICT | Best Innovation Award |
| Mr | Walid | Chouari | King Faisal Uiversity | Tunisia | Others | Geography | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | walid | dhifallah | ENIG | Tunisia | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | security in IoT networks | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wan | Li | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | United States | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Anomaly detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Wanchang | Zhang | Aerospace Information Research Institute/Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Malware Analysis and Detection | Change monitoring and Task detections | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | WARISHKUMAR | PATEL | Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology | India | Cryptography for Emerging Technologies (e.g., blockchain, IoT) | IoT and ML | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Widaryanti | Widaryanti | Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Pelita Nusantara | Indonesia | Others | Accounting | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Winyi | Solomon | Makerere University | Uganda | Others | Social media regulation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | WIZA | MUNYEKA | UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL | South Africa | Others | work-life balance and ICT | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Woldeteklehaymanot | Kassahun | Woldia University | Ethiopia | Others | Heath Science research | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | WOLNEI | CAUMO | UFRGS | Brazil | Authentication and Digital Signatures | Medical | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wondimagegn | Alem | Kebri Dehar University | Ethiopia | Others | Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Worku | Mimani | Jinka univesity/southern Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Others | Reproductive health lecturere | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Worku | Chekol | Teda Health Science College | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | WUBANTE AYALEW | DESSIE | Injibara University | Ethiopia | Others | researcher in political science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wubshet Debebe | Negash | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Researcher | Best Researcher Award |