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Hybrid Search & Reranking

Combine keyword and vector retrieval, fuse the results, then rerank with a cross-encoder for precision at the top.

  • 50 min lesson
  • advanced level
  • Engineering Track
  • Narrated presentation

What you’ll learn

  • BM25/sparse vs. dense retrieval trade-offs
  • Reciprocal Rank Fusion and score normalisation
  • Bi-encoder vs. cross-encoder scoring
  • Retrieve-wide-then-rerank pattern
  • Precision@k vs. recall@k
  • Latency budget for the reranking hop

Inside this lesson

A narrated, slide-by-slide presentation with 1 prediction exercise, 1 knowledge check, 4 videos. You answer as you go, and the platform checks your work.

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