Project overview
We built a complete digital lost-and-found system for Thapar University featuring:
->A public inventory of found items uploaded by admin.
->A secure claim system for students to prove ownership.
->A full admin dashboard to register items, archive them, and manage claims.
->Firebase-powered authentication, database, and storage.
->Fully responsive frontend hosted on Vercel.
It replaces the messy physical lost-and-found registers with a modern, reliable, scalable solution accessible to every student.
Inspiration
very semester, students lose bags, ID cards, valuables, and accessories on campus — and recovering them is almost luck-based. The manual lost-and-found desk often misplaces entries, has no visuals, and cannot match items to rightful owners.
We wanted to make the system fair, fast, and transparent, just like modern digital services.
What it does
CampusClaim allows admin to upload found items with images, location, and description.
Students can:
->Browse all found items
->Submit verified claims with evidence
->Track claim progress
Admins can:
->Approve/reject claims
->Archive items
->Manage inventory
How we built it
We built the system using:
->HTML + CSS + JavaScript for the frontend
->Firebase Authentication for secure login
->Firestore for storing items, claims, and admin data
->Firebase Storage for images
->Vercel for deployment
->Responsive UI inspired by modern dashboards
Individual contributions
Shourya Sharma — Firebase integration, admin dashboard, claim system logic, deployment
Nishtha Uppal — UI/UX flow, visual design, user-friendly interactions
Puranjay Thakur — Brand designing, logo
Challenges
->Handling Firebase Storage upload stalls and permission rules
->Fixing cross-domain authentication between --localhost to vercel.app
->Implementing secure admin-only write access
->Achieving responsive UI for both laptop and mobile
->Syncing real-time claim updates with Firestore snapshot listeners
Accomplishments
->A fully working admin + student portal
->Clean, searchable inventory
->Secure claim workflow
->Reliable image evidence system
->Fast deployment on Vercel
->User-friendly interface tested across multiple devices
Learnings
->Firebase application
->user authentication
-> UI/UX using figma
->file upload optimization
Next steps
->Admin review portal with sorted claim priority
>Proper collab with admin office of thapar
->AI-powered item matching (image similarity)
->Auto archive after 30days
->Mobile app version for instant reporting
->Imporved UI
->Image improvements
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