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Fabricio Bittencourt da Cruz

Associate Professor of Law, Graduate Program in Applied Social Sciences (Master’s and PhD) and Professional Master’s in Law (PPGD) · Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)

https://researchid.co/fabriciobittcruz
@uepg.br
2Scopus Publications
81Google Scholar Citations
4Google Scholar h-index
1Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

I research judicial governance, access to justice, and digital transformation. I combine empirical and applied studies on court administration, procedural design, communication, and justice innovation using Legal Design, Plain Language, and Visual Law.

Biography

Fabricio Bittencourt da Cruz is a Federal Judge in Brazil and an Associate Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG). He works at the intersection of public law, judicial governance, digital justice, Legal Design, Visual Law, and innovation in justice systems. He coordinates innovation initiatives in the Federal Justice (TRF4), including a Justice 4.0 Unit and an institutional innovation lab. He is the founder and leader of MindTheGap – Innovation in Law, a CNPq-registered research group with more than 60 members. His research integrates empirical studies, procedural design, data-informed judicial administration, and user-centered communication. Fabricio lectures in graduate programs (PPGCSA and PPGD/UEPG) and participates in international networks such as IACA, IOJT and IIJE, where he is a founding director. He has presented research and judicial innovation projects in South Korea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the Netherlands, the US, Argentina, Portugal and Spai

Education

LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D. in Law (University of São Paulo – USP). Postdoctoral research in judicial administration and innovation.

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL REVERSALS IN CONTINUOUS CASH BENEFIT FOR THE ELDERLY: A CASE STUDY AT THE 4TH FEDERAL COURT OF PONTA GROSSA, PARANÁ
    Revista Juridica, 2024
  2. The Possibility of Protecting and Expanding Capabilities via Fundamental Social Rights: The Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988
    Revista De Estudos Constitucionais Hermeneutica E Teoria do Direito, 2021

Research Outputs

Development of Visual Law and Legal Design prototypes for judicial communication; user-centered redesign of procedures; data-informed dashboards for judicial administration; Visual Law booklet “Você sabe com quem está falando?”...

Grants / Consultancy

Participation in institutional innovation projects, including contributions to the NAPI Public Security and Forensic Sciences program and CNJ-aligned digital transformation...

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