| Prof | Ziyi | Zhong | GUANGDONG TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GTIIT) | China | Real-world Case Studies | catalysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zlatko | Kopecki | University of South Australia | Australia | Innovation in Data Analysis | dermatology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zongwei | Zhou | Johns Hopkins University | China | Interdisciplinary Data Insights | Medical Image Analysis | most cited paper Award |
| Mr | ZongXiang | LI | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Innovation in Data Analysis | space physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zubair | Ahmed | University of Maryland | United States | Others | HealthCare | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zuheir N | Khlaif | An Najah National University | Palestine, State of | Statistical Methods | Data analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Zuleika | Suliman | University of South Africa | South Africa | Artificial Intelligence | e-learning/ 4IR | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Аида | Даугалиева | КазНИИЖиК | Kazakhstan | Genomic Data Analytics | анализ генома бруцелл | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Игорь | Гурков | : «Высшая школа бизнеса, Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»». | Russia | Business Intelligence and Analytics | Organizational design | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Михаил | Забежайло | Федеральный исследовательский центр "Информатика и управление" Российской академии наук | Russia | Data Mining | Интеллектуальный анализ данных | Worldwide Innovation In Research Analytics Award |
| Dr | 张铧兮 | Zhang Huaxi | 清华大学 | China | Environmental Data Analysis | ESG and Accounting | Best Researcher Award |