Abstract:Jurimetrics is the application of quantitative methods, usually statistics, to law. An important step to implement a jurimetric analysis is to extract raw data from courts and organize that data in a way that can be processed. Most of the raw data is unstructured and written in natural language, which stands as a challenge to Computer Science experts. As it requires expertise in law, statistics, and computer science, jurimetrics is a multidisciplinary field. When trying to implement a jurimetric system in Brazil, additional challenges were identified due to the heterogeneity of the different court systems, the lack of standards, and how the open data laws in Brazil are interpreted and implemented. In this article, we present a survey of Brazilian courts in terms of readiness to implement a jurimetric system. Analyzing a sample of data, we have found, in light of Brazil's open data regulation, privacy issues and technical issues. Finally, we propose a roadmap that encompasses both technology and public policy to meet those challenges.

Keeping requirements documents updated and recovering requirements of a software are common challenges faced by developers on their day to day activities. Although there are many requirements management techniques, usually these techniques are not applied, requirements are not updated and the only reliable source of information about a software becomes its source code. This thesis presents TDRRC, a technique that can be used to document and retrieve requirements from the source code using annotations. Applying TDRRC, it is possible to reengineer the requirements of a software without interrupting its development. Also requirements can be documented in a agile environment. TDRRC also contributes to minimize requirements documents update issues as the developer will be clearly responsible for documenting and updating the requirements in the source code he is programming. This thesis also presents how to apply the technique in a requirement reengineering project, in a agile development environment and in a requirements management process. Finally a case study is presented.