London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup November 2025
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We are delighted to announce the 25th London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup, a free evening event aimed at enthusiasts and professionals curious to explore and discuss the latest trends in the field.
The event is part of the London Search Week, a week of search & AI events in London starting November 24th 2025.
This time, the Meetup is Hybrid, with a live event in London streamed online on Zoom!
ATTENTION: Remember to fill out the form to confirm the registration and receive the link to the virtual event.
>>>> IN-PRESENCE MEETUP
Location:
BCS London Headquarters,
Ground Floor, 25
Copthall Avenue
EC2R 7BP
open doors: 6:00 PM
>>>> ONLINE MEETUP
Location: Zoom
open doors 6:15 PM
You will receive the virtual event link after completing the form.
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The event will be structured around 3 technical talks, each followed by a Q&A session. The event will end with a networking session.
> Open doors from 6:00 PM (in-person)
> 6:15 PM open doors for virtual attendees
- Welcome & Latest News - Alessandro Benedetti, Director @ Sease
> 06:30 PM First talk
Using Tensor and Rank Profile Math to Combine Dense and Sparse Signals
Radu Gheorghe - Software Engineer @ Vespa.ai
> 07:15 PM Second Talk
From Infection Prevention to Knowledge Extraction: Showcasing Information Retrieval in the Medical Domain
Gregor Donabauer | PhD student and Research Officer @University of Regensburg
> 08:00 PM Third Talk
Professional Search in the Age of Large Language Models
Samy Ateia | PhD student @University of Regensburg + Freelance Software Engineer
> Networking session + buffet
For more info, including speaker bios, abstracts and timing, please check our website https://sease.io/