| Mr | Zhenxing | Wang | Shanghai Polytechnic University | China | Intelligent control systems | intelligent robot | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhiguo | Tang | Hefei University of Technology | China | Heat transfer | Battery thermal management system | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhimin | Li | School of Ocean and Civil Engineering/ Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Solid mechanics | Assembly mechanics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Zhonggao | Gao | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Institute of Materia Medica | China | Others | Design of novel drug delivery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhongtao | Fu | Wuhan Institute of Technology | China | Robotics | Robot Machining | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | ZHOU | HANG | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Automated inspection | Intelligent transportation | Best Scholar Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zisheng | Wang | Tsinghua University | China | Computer technology for design and simulation | Industrial Big Data | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |