| Dr | Manfu | Zhu | Tsinghua University | China | Emerging Trends and Future Directions | Autonomous Underwater Vehicles | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Peixian | Zhuang | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Image Processing and Enhancement | Underwater image classification | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mahdi | Zolfaghari | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | Others | Power System Analysis | Best Research Award |
| Mr | Siphumelele | Zondi | Durban University of Technology (DUT) | South Africa | AI in Art and Creativity | Artificial Intelligence in Journalism | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuanyang | Zuo | College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University | China | Computer Vision for Robotics and Autonomous Systems | Human-vehicle interaction | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ардак | Сыздыков | Институт органического синтеза и углехимии РК | Kazakhstan | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | Органическая химия | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | 永奎 | 任 | 大连医科大学附属第一医院 | China | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | 冠心病 | International Visionary in Computer Vision Award |
| Prof | 玲 | 杨 | 昆明理工大学 | China | Deep Learning for Computer Vision | 精准农业、智能水产 | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | 传钟 | 武 | 上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院 | China | Deep Metric Learning | 体育教学与运动训练 | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | 小鹏 | 王 | 昆明理工大学 | China | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | 生物医学数据库 | Academic Excellence Distinction Award |