A Deep Dive into Multi-Query Methods (Fusion Search Category)
Multi-query methods improve recall and robustness by issuing multiple, complementary queries—but without clear objectives and aggregation logic, they can introduce noise and conflicting signals.
To win, your search systems must use multi-query methods intentionally to expand coverage without sacrificing relevance.
Teams adopting multi-query approaches often struggle with:
- Unclear objectives: Generating multiple queries without a defined purpose or success criteria.
- Result overload: Aggregating redundant or low-quality results that dilute relevance.
- Signal conflict: Inconsistent or competing relevance signals across query variants.
Poorly designed multi-query strategies increase complexity while obscuring what “good” search results look like.
In this hands-on workshop, your team designs and evaluates multi-query search approaches that improve coverage while maintaining relevance and control.
- Define clear objectives for when and why multi-query search should be applied.
- Construct diverse and redundant queries to capture variations in intent.
- Aggregate and filter multi-query results into a coherent result set.
- Improve coverage across content variants without overwhelming users.
- Handle conflicting signals in results to preserve ranking quality.
- Defining Multi-Query Search Objectives
- Constructing Diverse and Redundant Queries
- Aggregating and Filtering Multi-Query Results
- Improving Coverage Across Content Variants
- Handling Conflicting Signals in Results
- Define when multi-query methods add measurable value.
- Design query sets that expand coverage intentionally.
- Aggregate and filter results to maintain relevance.
- Improve retrieval across diverse content representations.
- Resolve conflicting signals from multiple query paths.
Who Should Attend:
Solution Essentials
Virtual or in-person
4 hours
Intermediate; experience with search or fusion techniques recommended
Multi-query generation patterns, aggregation logic, relevance evaluation frameworks