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Vector Search Internals: HNSW from Scratch

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Jul 23

The algorithm powering Pinecone and Weaviate: understanding it lets you tune retrieval properly. This comprehensive curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience with Vector Search Internals: HNSW from Scratch.

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About this Course

The algorithm powering Pinecone and Weaviate: understanding it lets you tune retrieval properly. This comprehensive curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience with Vector Search Internals: HNSW from Scratch. This Search & ML Infrastructure Engineers curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience and deep conceptual understanding. Across 4 intensive modules, you'll tackle real-world challenges and build practical projects that reinforce your learning. By the end of this journey, you'll have the skills and proof of work to demonstrate your expertise.

What you'll learn

Master the core concepts of vector distance metrics & nearest neighbor search.
Gain hands-on experience with small world graphs & navigable small world (nsw).
Understand the architecture behind hierarchical hnsw architecture & layer assignment.
Implement production-grade index serialization, concurrency & tuning.

Prerequisites

advanced Level

This is a rigorous course requiring prior technical background.

  • Production engineering experience

Ideal for

Search & ML Infrastructure Engineers

Search & ML Infrastructure Engineers Professionals
Tech Enthusiasts
W1

Vector Distance Metrics & Nearest Neighbor Search

Master the core concepts of vector distance metrics & nearest neighbor search.

3 videos65m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn

Topics

1.1
Vector Distance Metrics (Euclidean, Cosine, Dot Product)
32 minutes
1.2
Exact k-NN Search & Vector Indexing Baseline
8 minutes
1.3
Vector Quantization Fundamentals
25 minutes
W2

Small World Graphs & Navigable Small World (NSW)

Gain hands-on experience with small world graphs & navigable small world (nsw).

3 videos62m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
W3

Hierarchical HNSW Architecture & Layer Assignment

Understand the architecture behind hierarchical hnsw architecture & layer assignment.

3 videos37m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
W4

Index Serialization, Concurrency & Tuning

Implement production-grade index serialization, concurrency & tuning.

3 videos78m
3 readings
3 topics
1 homework
Learn
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Learn

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02

Practice

Practice what you learned

03

Build Projects

Build projects using your new gained knowledge

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Submit & Verify

Submit your project and get verified by our system

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