When Adriana Alvarado moved to Spain to pursue a master’s degree in cognitive science and interactive systems, she saw Mexico, her home country, from an outside perspective for the first time. In September 2014, Alvarado’s perspective was dramatically impacted by the overnight disappearance of 43 students near the Mexico's Pacific coast. Since then, Alvarado has been working to understand the role technology could play to support victims of human rights violations.