Accelerate Evolution, Explore Eternity, Harmonize Both.

Message from the Chief Science Officer
As a research institute at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and human potential, we are in a position to shape the evolution of society.

In an everchanging world, the need for solutions to complex problems is higher than it has ever been. Our mission is to make use of the vast potential of our technology, which has computer science at its core, to solve the numerous issues that face humanity. With an understanding of the duality of hopes and anxieties that arise from rapid technological advances, we pledge to pursue the eternal values that define human nature and lead humanity to a prosperous future.

Sony Computer Science Laboratories has adopted the action principle “Act Beyond Borders,” and has transcended narrow academic findings to make wider contributions to social development. We aim to contribute to humanity and society by investigating and implementing desirable solutions in a wide range of social sectors, including industry, education, health, creativity, and culture. Without fear, we will realize ideas that we firmly believe will be universal in the future, even if at present they may seem unconventional, eccentric, or even delusional.

At the same time, we are actively engaged in researching eternal human values, culture, and the arts. We will respect essential and eternal human and social values in our investigations without being swayed by technological changes in the near-term. This is because we believe that a sophisticated fusion of innovation and permanence is crucial to achieving technological development that contributes rather than impairs the fulfillment of human values.

Our four research locations in the cities of Tokyo, Paris, Kyoto, and Rome all symbolize our research philosophy of combining innovation and permanence. Our choosing these four “Città Eterne” expresses our conviction that it is important to respect diverse points of view, creativity, judgments, traditions, and cultures, and combine them with leading-edge technologies.

We will also establish a research organization that put into practice innovative systems that transcend physical limitations. We will continue to stand at the forefront of information and science technology, and make even research methods and laboratory management themselves subjects for research and practice, to push the limits of science and beyond.

Sony Computer Science Laboratories is committed to striving ahead in this journey while fully aware of our significance and social responsibility as a research institute. We will engage in our research activities in order to further cultivate eternal human values and promote the evolution of human society.

Jun Rekimoto
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Chief Science Officer / Fellow
July 2023