To boost employees' intellectual curiosity, it is crucial to incorporate new knowledge and technology while promoting R&D efforts that anticipate future changes. At SEC, we grant R&D functions to our development division, and adopt R&D themes based on the ideas and intellectual curiosity of each and every one of our employees. In this way, we give employees more opportunities to take on challenges.
Our research and development in Mixed Reality (MR) began in 2017 as an employee-driven initiative.
Today, we are pursuing more than 20 advanced R&D themes annually, including research on software for next-generation space systems and fundamental studies in quantum software.
Our employees’ intellectual curiosity extends beyond internal projects.
Volunteer teams have actively participated in external competitions such as the Japan Automotive AI Challenge, the Financial Data Utilization Challenge, and the JSCAS AI Challenge, earning numerous awards.
Since 2024, we have also continued to take on challenges in robotics competitions.
At SEC, we regularly hold internal sessions to share the results of R&D activities.
One of our flagship events is the annual in-house hackathon, SEC Challenge, where employees compete with ideas and technologies.
The 2025 event, now in its third year, brought together 36 teams and 88 participants, alongside seminars, workshops, and presentation sessions open to all employees.
This event continues to evolve as a company-wide opportunity to support those who take on challenges and to experience new ideas firsthand.