AI Learning Week: PDFs – When a Thousand Words Are Worth More Than a Picture (or Table)

u003cstrongu003eMay 1 | 4 pm CET | 10 am GMT-4u003c/strongu003e

u003cstrongu003ePDFs – When a Thousand Words Are Worth More Than a Picture (or Table)u003c/strongu003e

This talk explores the challenges of using PDFs in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (u003cstrongu003eRAGu003c/strongu003e) systems and u003cstrongu003ehow multimodal models can enhance text retrievalu003c/strongu003e. Discover how to overcome PDFs semantic limitation and learn techniques to improve the quality of extracted data for vector databases.

Date

May 1, 2025

Time

4 pm CET | 10 am EST | 7.30 pm IST | 5.00 pm KSA

Location

Online – Zoom

Language

English

Duration

1 hour

u003cstrongu003eTransform How Your Models Understand PDFs!u003c/strongu003e

In this hands-on, insight-packed session, you’ll explore how multimodal models can go beyond basic parsing and reverse engineering—breaking down complex tables and figures into meaningful, question-ready chunks. You’ll learn how to craft better input for vector databases and bring robustness to your retrieval layer, the foundation of any Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system.

The Webinar will cover:

u003cliu003eUnderstanding the semantic bottlenecks of PDFs and their impact on retrievalu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eReviewing chunk formats for vector database ingestionu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eUsing multimodal models to decompose tables into structured textu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eExperimenting with retrieval quality using different extraction techniquesu003c/liu003eu003cliu003eApplying the same decomposition approach to figures for better knowledge retrievalu003c/liu003e

Who should attend?

This talk is ideal for AI practitioners, data scientists, and engineers working with RAG systems and document processing.

During this interactive session, you’ll learn how to enhance retrieval by leveraging multimodal models, improving PDF parsing strategies, and structuring extracted knowledge for better AI-driven insights.

Speaker

Meet the Computer Science and AI expert who will share his knowledge and expertise with you during AI Learning Week.

u003ca href=u0022https://www.linkedin.com/in/moretticb/u0022u003eCaio Benatti Morettiu003cbru003eu003c/au003e

Caio holds a PhD in Computer Science and has been acting as a data scientist both in academia and industry since 2014. Currently working as a Data Science Consultant at Xebia, he created u003ca href=u0022https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fxebia.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-we-integrated-chatgpt-into-our-slack-enhancing-privacy-flexibility-and-collaboration%2Fu0026amp;data=05%7C01%7CRiccardo.Felloni%40xebia.com%7C04cd00ef1cb2462c7bdf08db70c540f1%7C3d4d17ea1ae44705947e51369c5a5f79%7C0%7C0%7C638227764675160801%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Cu0026amp;sdata=OEGheMC0mNZa2I%2B2abSpDqJhW%2FYfnlhem23Xnc5qUUI%3Du0026amp;reserved=0u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eSlackGPTu003c/au003e and is particularly keen on neural networks in its many forms and applications. His enthusiasm even led him to make a neural network fit inside a business card. Caio has been giving seminars on how to empower businesses with LLMs from use cases to technical tooling. He is focused on how LLMs can augment human productivity and hence helping businesses to leverage novel technologies to achieve their goals.

AI Learning Week Agenda

This year’s Academy open week will be held under the banner of AI.u003cbru003eThis is a unique opportunity to develop your AI competencies and enter the Xebia Academy world.

We have prepared two tracks:

u003cliu003eu003cstrongu003eBase Tracku003c/strongu003e is for anyone who wants to use AI to the best effect for themselves and their organization.u003c/liu003eu003cliu003eu003cstrongu003eTech Tracku003c/strongu003e is designed for professionals who wish to explore prompt engineering, AI coding, and more.u003c/liu003e

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