Generative AI meets Elastic: Vector and Hybrid Search

Join us on Wednesday, August 30th, at Thrive Arvada Workplaces for a Denver Elastic User Group meetup. George Kobar (Product Marketing Director at Elastic) will present on Vector Search, followed by networking, pizza, and refreshments.

Please RSVP if you plan on attending so we can provide the venue with an accurate headcount.

Date and Time:

Wednesday, August 30th, from 5:30-7:30 pm

Location:

Thrive Workplace - Arvada - Training Room

5610 Ward Road #300

Arvada, Colorado 80002

Agenda:

• 5:30 pm: Doors open; say hi, grab a seat, and eat some food.
• 6:00 pm: George Kobar's (Product Marketing Director at Elastic) presentation on Vector Search
• 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm: Networking & refreshments
• 7:30 pm: Event ends

Talk Abstract:

Elasticsearch: Vector and Hybrid Search - George Kobar, Product Marketing Director at Elastic

Search is not just traditional TF/IDF anymore: the current trend of machine learning and models has opened another dimension for search. This talk gives an overview of:

• “Classic” search and its limitations
• What is a model and how you can use it
• How to use vector search or hybrid search in Elasticsearch
• Where OpenAI’s ChatGPT or similar LLMs come into play with Elastic

Speaker Bio: George Kobar - Product Marketing Director @ Elastic

George Kobar is a veteran technologist and a Product Marketing Director at Elastic. He loves to speak, write, and demo technology that can be used to improve the world around us and make our lives/work easier.

We're hiring on the Elasticsearch - Search Team:

Elasticsearch - Principal Software Engineer (Vector Search, Gen AI): This globally-distributed team of experienced engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including contributing to improving the search experience in Lucene. This is a principal software engineering role that focuses on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch, covering the design and implementation of new vector search features, enhancements to existing vector search functionality, and resolving bugs.

Apply today and chat with us more about the open positions at the meetup.

🎙️ We want to hear from you — and so do other meetup members!

We're looking for folks to present about your Elastic Stack stories, be it a 5-10 minute ⚡lightning talk⚡ or a 25-45 minute presentation with Q&A.

Our Speaker Guide is full of tips on giving a stellar presentation. If you’re interested, let us know, or reach out to us at meetups@elastic.co.