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