MILAP: reuniting lost people at mass gatherings
An offline-first design for reuniting lost people at the Kumbh Mela, with face and body re-identification, an opt-in gallery and human-verified matches.
- Computer vision
- Independent
- Jul 2026
- Research
- short entry
Design research, no code: offline-first so it keeps working when networks fail, an opt-in gallery, and a person who checks every match before anyone is told.
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