Ready to move beyond basic RAG? Join us for an advanced deep-dive into cutting-edge retrieval techniques that will make your AI agents smarter, faster, and more accurate! 🚀

This workshop is designed for those who attended our first RAG workshop or have basic understanding of vector databases and embeddings. We'll explore professional-grade techniques used in production AI systems.

What You'll Learn:

Advanced Retrieval Strategies:

• Hybrid Search (combining vector + keyword search)

• Multi-query retrieval for better coverage

• Query expansion and rewriting techniques

• Parent document retrieval

• Contextual compression

Re-ranking & Optimization:

• Cross-encoder re-ranking for precision

• Maximal Marginal Relevance (MMR)

• Diversity in search results

• Performance optimization strategies

Metadata & Filtering:

• Smart metadata extraction

• Advanced filtering techniques

• Temporal and spatial search

• User-specific contextualization

Real-World Techniques:

• Handling long documents effectively

• Multi-hop reasoning

• Source attribution and citations

• Confidence scoring

Hands-On Projects: We'll build together:

1. A hybrid search system that beats pure vector search

2. A re-ranking pipeline for accurate results

3. An advanced Q&A system with metadata filtering

4. Performance benchmarking tools

Led by: Your AI Lead (4th Year CS Student & Software Engineer at Brand2D) - I'll show you techniques I use in production systems, with real performance comparisons!

Perfect for:

• Attended our first RAG workshop

• Developers building RAG applications

• Anyone wanting production-ready techniques

• Students working on AI projects

• Those who want to go beyond tutorials

Prerequisites:

• Understanding of basic RAG concepts (vectors, embeddings, retrieval)

• Basic Python knowledge

• Attended our previous workshop OR equivalent knowledge

• Laptop with Google account

What to Bring:

• Laptop with good internet

• Your questions about RAG challenges

• Curiosity about advanced techniques!

By the end of this workshop, you'll:

1. Master 5+ advanced RAG techniques

2. Know when to use each technique

3. Build production-grade retrieval systems

4. Understand performance trade-offs

5. Have working code for all techniques

6. Be ready to build professional AI applications

This is NOT a beginner workshop - we're diving deep into advanced patterns used by companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google! 🎯