| Dr | Andreas | Wolff | Vdeh-Betriebsforschungsinitistut | Germany | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems | Steel Industry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Matiwos | Wondmagegn | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity Education and Training | Cybersecurity and Cryptography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Macy | Wong | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, College of Professional and Continuing Education | Hong Kong | Others | Graduate Employability | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | John | Woode | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Investment and Portfolio Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Jiaying | Wu | Yunnan Normal University | China | Cryptography for Blockchain and Distributed Systems | Sharding Blockchain | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Haihui | Xin | China University of Mining and Technology | China | Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance | Safety technology management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guowen | Xu | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Cryptography for Privacy and Anonymity | Commputer Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Qiping | Xu | Zhejiang Normal University | China | Others | Soft robotics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | RAJIV | YADAV | Delhi Technological University | India | Cyber Threat Intelligence and Analysis | Attack Recognition for IoT Applications | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Amina | Yahi | Bouira university | Algeria | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | IoT | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yu | Yang | Xihua University | China | Others | Geological disaster prevention and control | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | FAN | YANG | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Others | Digital transformation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuxing | Yang | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | China | Intrusion Detection and Prevention | Abnormal Event Detection for Video Surveillance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Hui-Ling | Yang | HungKuang University | Taiwan | Others | Inventory Control | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hongdou | Yao | wuhan university | China | Others | 3D Detection | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qussai | Yaseen | Ajman University | United Arab Emirates | Malware Analysis and Detection | Android Malware Detection | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Mr | Ayalneh | Yedem Fentie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Human Factors in Cybersecurity and Cryptography. | Natural Resource Management | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Hacı Ömer | YILMAZ | Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University | Turkey | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Crytography | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Endrias | Yisihak | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Cybersecurity and Cryptography Policies and Regulations | Researcher | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kelly | Yoo | Stanford University | United States | Others | Medicine | Best Researcher Award |