AIFUL GROUP “aihack” Hackathon for University Students

AIFUL Corporation (President and CEO Mitsuhide Fukuda) held hackathon for university students for two days on March13 and March14 in Kyoto.

In order tofurther deepen our "coexistence with society and local communities" to realize our management philosophy of "Earn the trust of society through corporate activity based in integrity" AIFUL Group began sponsoring the hackathon "aihack" in March 2019 and andhave been conducting ongoing hackathons in Japan and overseas, including our first overseas hackathon in December 2021. The “ai” of “aihack” has two meanings: "show interest = love" for students who will lead the future and human resources in various specialized fields, and "AI" that reminds of technology. Through this event, we hope to deepen the understanding of our business model among talented science and technology students, increase awareness of our company, contribute to the development of sound retail finance, and help achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

*“Hackathon” is a term coined from “hack” and “marathon.” In one event, teams of computer programmers compete with each other by intensively devising programs and services over a given period of time on a given theme.

Date : Thursday, March 13 - Friday, March 14, 2025 (2 days)

Place : Kyouto Office of AIFUL Corporation

Participants :*Out of the 26 qualifying teams, 10 teams from the following 7 schools have advanced to the finals. 

                    25 Students of University of Toukyo, Kyouto University, Kyushu University, The University of Electro-Communications,

                    Yokohama City University, Shiga University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University(10 teams)

Theme : Maximizing the AUC of Risk Prediction Model for Corporate Clients

The teams analyzed and developed their modelsusing data held by AIFUL and competed for the high accuracy of the prediction model. As a result, students at University of Tokyo won the grand prize.

Comments from the winners

I am very honored to have been given the opportunity to win this competition.
Through the hackathon, I was reminded of the fun of data analysis and its depth. I will use this experience to devote myself to further growth in the future. Finally, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the management and all the participants who competed with us.

Through "aihack" , AIFUL Group has been fostering with both domestic and international students. The "aihack" program also serves as a recruiting activity, as some of the students who participate in have become interested in AIFUL and have joined us.