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Aug 5, 2026
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Building UIU Lost & Found V3: Automated ID Scanning & AI Verification

Integrating FastAPI, React, and Gemini AI to create a smart campus recovery platform that uses verification quizzes and OTP handovers.

Traditional Lost and Found boards are passive and insecure. For UIU Lost & Found V3, we designed a proactive system leveraging AI verification to prevent false claims and automate ID card identification.

Under the Hood: FastAPI and Gemini#

The back-end runs on FastAPI using SQLModel for DB interaction. When a student uploads an image of a lost item, Gemini analyzes key features to generate a secure verification quiz for claiming students, while automated OCR parses ID numbers.