| Dr. | Naila | Zubair | Department of Chemistry, Women University Mardan | Pakistan | Chemical and Gas Sensors | Nanomaterials based gas sensor | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Ms | Ivett-Greta | Zsak | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Doctoral School of Civil Engineering | Romania | Applications of Sensors (automotive, medical, environmental monitoring, earthquake life detection, high speed impact, consumer, alarm and security, nautical, aeronautical and space sensor systems, robotics, and automation) Solid State Sensors | Integrated building diagnostics combining BIM, thermography, user surveys, and expert knowledge for sustainable rehabilitation of prefabricated housing and heritage structures | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | Samaneh | Zolfaghari | Mälardalen University | Sweden | Applications of Sensors (automotive, medical, environmental monitoring, earthquake life detection, high speed impact, consumer, alarm and security, nautical, aeronautical and space sensor systems, robotics, and automation) Solid State Sensors | Ambient assisted living | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | Ramin | Zohrabi | University of Tabriz | Iran | Electro-optic Sensors and Systems | luminescent solar concentrator | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Prof | Zdeněk | Zmeškal | VSB-Technical University of Ostrava | Czech Republic | Applications of Sensors (automotive, medical, environmental monitoring, earthquake life detection, high speed impact, consumer, alarm and security, nautical, aeronautical and space sensor systems, robotics, and automation) Solid State Sensors | dynamic sequential controling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Igor | Zlotnikov | Lomonosov MSU, LLC Binngo-Biotech | Russia | Chemical and Gas Sensors | Хемосенсоры | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | Andrea | Zifarelli | University of Bari | Italy | Physical Sensors | Absorption spectroscopy for gas sensing | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Ewa Wanda | Ziemba | University of Economics in Katowice | Poland | Intelligent sensing | sustainility by ICT | Best Paper Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr | Paolino | Zica | Sport Industry | Luxembourg | Internet-based and other Remote Data Acquisition | Decision support and recommender systems | Best Research Article Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Benpeng | Zhu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Ultrasonic, Acoustic, Noise and Vibration Sensors | Biomedical Ultrasound | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Hongjun | Zhu | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Vision Sensing | calibration | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Dr. | Zhigang | Zhu | Xidian University | China | Intelligent sensing | Deep learning & signal processing | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr | Xianchao | Zhu | School of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data/Henan University of Technology | China | Sensor Signal Processing | Machine learning/Reinforcement Learning | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | Ming | Zhu | Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Sensors and Actuators | Marine biogeochemistry | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Weigang | Zhu | Tianjin University | China | Biological Sensors | OTFTs-based biosensors | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Mr. | Mingjian | Zhu | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Electro-optic Sensors and Systems | Microwave photonics | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Hong-Hu | Zhu | Nanjing University | China | Intelligent sensing | Geotechnical Smart Sensing | Top Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | Zhengzheng | Zhou | Tongji University | China | Telemetering | Time series forecasting | Best Paper Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Dr. | DESHENG | ZHOU | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Sensors and Actuators | flow-control demands of morphing aircraft | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |
| Mr. | qingchen | zhou | Tianjin Agricultural University | China | Applications of Sensors (automotive, medical, environmental monitoring, earthquake life detection, high speed impact, consumer, alarm and security, nautical, aeronautical and space sensor systems, robotics, and automation) Solid State Sensors | Environmental monitoring sensor | Best Researcher Award | globalsensorawards.com |