| Dr | Wenxian | Yang | Newcastle University | United Kingdom | Others | Offshore wind | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chengxing | Yang | Central South University | China | Solid mechanics | Structural optimisation | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Lijun | Yang | North China Electric Power University | China | Heat transfer | Computational Heat and Mass Transfer | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Fan | Yang | Qinghai Normal University | China | Computer technology for design and simulation | machine learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed | Yassin | Higher institute of engineering and technology, king Marriott,Alexnderia | Egypt | Materials selection and structural design | Design of special types of concrete structures | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Emmanuel | Yeboah | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | China | Others | Remote Sensing and GIS applications to Land Use/Land Cover Change effect on Urban Heat Islands. | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Nai-Chang | Yeh | California Institute of Technology | United States | Others | Graphene synthesis and applications | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Shamima | Yesmin | Noakhali Science and Technology University | Bangladesh | Others | Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rassim | Younes | University bejaia | Algeria | Materials selection and structural design | Coating | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | nabhan | Yousef | marwadi university | India | Intelligent control systems | internet of things | Excellence in Innovation | View Profile |
| Prof | Aibing | Yu | Monash University | Australia | Computer technology for design and simulation | Particle Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jiyoung | Yu | Clemson University | United States | Computer aided machine design | 3D printing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rui | Yuan | Wuhan University of Science and Technology | China | Mechanical maintenance | Fault Diagnosis | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Fengfa | Yue | Civil Aviation University of China | China | Robotics | Mobile robot navigation and control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tunde | Yusuf | Adeleke University, Ede | Nigeria | Fluid mechanics | Heat transfer | Best Scholar Award | |
| Dr | Somayeh | Zahabnazouri | Utah State University | United States | Others | Geoscience / Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Computer aided machine design | Energy Systems Engineering, Energy and Environment | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rustam | Zakirullin | Orenburg State University | Russia | Industrial engineering | Архитектура | Excellence in Research | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Shahid | Zaman | University of Nizwa | Oman | Others | Mathematics(Graph theory) | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | meriem | zamouche | université de Constantine 3 | Algeria | Others | traitement de l'eau | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |