Lost and Found Platform

Abstract

Losing personal belongings is something that happens to
everyone at some point, and traditional lost-and-found systems
don’t always make it easy to get those items back. Most existing
methods rely on manual registers, notice boards, or word of mouth, which can be slow and disorganized. To address this, we
developed a digital Lost and Found Platform using React for the
frontend and MongoDB for the database.
Our platform makes it easy for users to report lost or found
items, search for matches, and securely communicate with
others who may have found or lost an item. It includes features
like user authentication, image uploads, real-time search, and
instant notifications, ensuring a faster, safer, and more
structured way to recover lost items. This paper explores how
the system is designed, the challenges involved, and how it can
be further improved using modern web technologies