Code Reborn AI-Driven Legacy Systems Modernization from COBOL to Java

This study investigates AI-driven modernization of legacy COBOL code into Java, addressing a critical challenge in aging software systems. Leveraging the Legacy COBOL 2024 Corpus -- 50,000 COBOL files from public and enterprise sources -- Java parses the code, AI suggests upgrades, and React visualizes gains. Achieving 93% accuracy, complexity drops 35% (from 18 to 11.7) and coupling 33% (from 8 to 5.4), surpassing manual efforts (75%) and rule-based tools (82%). The approach offers a scalable path to rejuvenate COBOL systems, vital for industries like banking and insurance.

@article{bandarupalli2025_2504.11335,
  title={ Code Reborn AI-Driven Legacy Systems Modernization from COBOL to Java },
  author={ Gopichand Bandarupalli },
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.11335},
  year={ 2025 }
}