PB

Panagiotis Bailis

Senior Software Engineer

Author’s articles

Hybrid search revisited: introducing the linear retriever!

May 28, 2025

Hybrid search revisited: introducing the linear retriever!

Discover how the linear retriever enhances hybrid search by leveraging weighted scores and MinMax normalization for more precise and consistent rankings. Learn how to configure this new tool for optimized search pipelines and improve your results today.

Elasticsearch retrievers architecture and use-cases

November 14, 2024

Elasticsearch retrievers architecture and use-cases

Elasticsearch retrievers have gone through a significant revamp and are now generally available for all to use. Learn all about their c and use-cases.

Simplifying kNN search

April 17, 2024

Simplifying kNN search

Elastic's kNN search has evolved. This blog explains the simplification of kNN search, where k and num_candidates are now optional.

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