The Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Office of Family Safety were just a few of the city departments that pitched challenges to researchers at the event.

Following the Civic Tech Jam, researchers and departments will connect and develop proposals for seed funding through the Nashville Innovation Alliance's Tech Studio initiative.

After University of Missouri student Riley Strain disappeared from downtown Nashville on March 8, 2024, it took two weeks before his body was discovered in the Cumberland River approximately 8 miles away .

Determining how the 22-year-old ended up there took “hours and hours” of searching through video footage, according to Nashville police Lt. Ricky Huddleston.

That effort was further complicated because the video

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