Problem
- Missing-person text alerts launched nationwide in 2021, but they convey key details poorly and feel distant
- In the first survey, 66.67% of people who receive the alerts said they don't read them closely
University & Competitions
Missing Person Alert Improvement Study
A capstone study that tested wording, layout and content of missing-person alerts through surveys
Outstanding Presentation Paper, SCI2026
Period | 2025.03 ~ 2025.06
Why do people ignore missing-person alerts?
My Role
- Designed and analyzed three rounds of surveys on awareness, layout and components, and additional information
- Compared the current message with five alternatives and proposed a standard wording
- Designed a web view showing CCTV locations and a possible travel radius with the Kakao Map API
- Experimented with image generation from descriptions using InsightFace embeddings, IP-Adapter and Stable Diffusion 1.5
Result
- Alternative 5 drew the most positive responses in the second survey and was chosen as the improved layout
- The third survey confirmed a preference for a photo-centric UI, leading to a web design with a top photo, a map view, and reporting, saving and sharing
- Presented the graduation project research at SCI2026 (2026.05), selected as an Outstanding Presentation Paper
