| Dr | Yue | Liu | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China | China | Object Detection and Recognition | Geomathematics & Mineral Exploration | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Qin | Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Medical Image Analysis | neuroimaging | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | YuanYuan | Ma | Henan Normal University | China | Applications of Computer Vision | Image Steganography and Steganalysis | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yuanyang | Zuo | College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University | China | Computer Vision for Robotics and Autonomous Systems | Human-vehicle interaction | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yuanjie | Xian | Shenzhen Technology University | China | Applications of Computer Vision | Industrial Vision Inspection / Sub-pixel Edge Detection | Women Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yu | Zhou | Henan University of Science and Technology | China | Medical Image Analysis | Seizure detection | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Prof | Young-Min | Shon | Samsung Medical Center | South Korea | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | Epilepsy surgery, Neuromodulation | Excellence in Research | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Young-Eun | Noh | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Others | Sport Psychology | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Youjie | Li | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Machine Learning for Computer Vision | deep learning | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yoo Kyung | Chang | New York University | United States | Human-Computer Interaction and Augmented Reality | Learning Technology | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Mr | Yongxian | Li | The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | China | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | China | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yongkang | Lyu | Shandong Normal University | China | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | computational molecular biology | | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Prof | Yongil | Kim | Seoul National University | South Korea | Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery Analysis | LULC, Urban Analysis | Best Paper Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Ms | Yoliswa | Mkhize | CSIR | South Africa | Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery Analysis | Precision Agriculture | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yiru | Wei | shenyang university of technology | China | Object Detection and Recognition | Object detection ; Salient object detection | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yingge | Qu | Mississippi State University -- Meridian campus | United States | Computer Vision for Robotics and Autonomous Systems | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Prof | Ying | Wang | Hunan Normal University | China | Deep Learning for Computer Vision | Anticancer peptides prediction | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Mr | yiming | zhang | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | biosensor technology | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Dr | Yijie | Ning | the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University | China | Medical Image Analysis | NIR imaging | Best Researcher Award | globaltechexcellence.com |
| Prof | Yi | Qian | University of British Columbia | Canada | Benchmark Datasets and Evaluation Methods | marketing; economics | Research Excellence Award | globaltechexcellence.com |