| Dr | ZUBAIR | MUHAMMAD | Southeast university Nanjing China | China | Emission Control Technologies | Transportation engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zizhen | Qiu | CATARC New Energy Vehicle Research and Inspection Center (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. | China | Powertrain Engineering | E-Drive test and certification | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ziyu | Liu | Beihang University | China | Emission Control Technologies | Sustainable aviation fuels | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Ziyoda | Mukhamedova | Tashkent State transport University | Uzbekistan | Hybrid Vehicles | Railway Transport | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zixue | DU | Chongqing Jiaotong Universityy | China | Automobile Engineering | Vehicle Dynamics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhiguo | Tang | Hefei University of Technology | China | Battery Technology | Battery thermal management system | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhibao | Cheng | BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY | China | Environmental Impact of Vehicles | Ambient Vibration Mitigation | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhen | Guo | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhaoting | Zhang | Xuzhou Administration Institute | China | Environmental Impact of Vehicles | Public Administration | Green Transport Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Prof | zhangbao | xu | Fuyang Normal University | China | Automotive Robotics | Control Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zengchuang | Zhao | CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transport Systems Co., Ltd | China | Vehicle Dynamics | Vehicle Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Research | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zehor | Belkhatir | University of Southampton | United Kingdom | Automobile Engineering | Vehicle localization | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yukai | Chu | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Vehicle Dynamics | Vehicle System Dynamics Control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | YUANZHENG | ZHU | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | China | Fuel Cell Technology | Nanocatalysts | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yu-Liang | Zhang | Quzhou University | China | Transmission Systems | fluidmachinery | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yu | Tian | Beijing University of Technology | China | Thermal Management Systems | air-cycle heat pump | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Youqun | Zhao | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Vehicle Dynamics | Vehicle Handling Dynamics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | YIREN | XU | University of Waterloo | Canada | Vehicle Dynamics | State estimation | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yipeng | Sun | Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo | China | Battery Technology | Battery electrode/electrolyte interface | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yang | Xing | Cranfield University | United Kingdom | Autonomous Vehicles | Human-centred Autonomous Vehicles, Explainable AI, Human-Machine Interface, | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |