4 papers
Requirements Nobody Wrote Down: Emergence in a Public-Sector ML Pipeline
Ronivaldo Ferreira, Vinicius Costa Girard, Cleidson de Souza +4
Governments increasingly use machine learning (ML) to handle data volumes beyond their analytical capacity, yet little is known about how requirements arise and evolve as an ML exp…
From Pre-labeling to Production: Engineering Lessons from a Machine Learning Pipeline in the Public Sector
Ronivaldo Ferreira, Guilherme da Silva, Carla Rocha +1
Machine learning is increasingly being embedded into government digital platforms, but public-sector constraints make it difficult to build ML systems that are accurate, auditable,…
Semantic Clustering of Civic Proposals: A Case Study on Brazil's National Participation Platform
Ronivaldo Ferreira, Guilherme da Silva, Carla Rocha +1
Promoting participation on digital platforms such as Brasil Participativo has emerged as a top priority for governments worldwide. However, due to the sheer volume of contributions…
Assisting Novice Developers Learning in Flutter Through Cognitive-Driven Development
Ronivaldo Ferreira, Victor H. S. Pinto, Cleidson R. B. de Souza +1
Cognitive-Driven Development (CDD) is a coding design technique that helps developers focus on designing code within cognitive limits. The imposed limit tends to enhance code reada…