LIR: The First Workshop on Late Interaction and Multi Vector Retrieval @ ECIR 2026

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00444v1
• Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:21:33 GMT
• Title: LIR: The First Workshop on Late Interaction and Multi Vector Retrieval @ ECIR 2026
• Authors: Benjamin Clavié, Xianming Li, Antoine Chaffin, Omar Khattab, Tom Aarsen, Manuel Faysse, Jing Li,
• Abstract summary: Late interaction retrieval methods, pioneered by ColBERT, have emerged as a powerful alternative to single-vector neural IR.<n>They have been demonstrated to deliver strong generalisation and robustness, particularly in out-of-domain settings.<n>They have recently been shown to be particularly well-suited for novel use cases, such as reasoning-based or cross-modality retrieval.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Late interaction retrieval methods, pioneered by ColBERT, have emerged as a powerful alternative to single-vector neural IR. By leveraging fine-grained, token-level representations, they have been demonstrated to deliver strong generalisation and robustness, particularly in out-of-domain settings. They have recently been shown to be particularly well-suited for novel use cases, such as reasoning-based or cross-modality retrieval. At the same time, these models pose significant challenges of efficiency, usability, and integrations into fully fledged systems; as well as the natural difficulties encountered while researching novel application domains. Recent years have seen rapid advances across many of these areas, but research efforts remain fragmented across communities and frequently exclude practitioners. The purpose of this workshop is to create an environment where all aspects of late interaction can be discussed, with a focus on early research explorations, real-world outcomes, and negative or puzzling results to be freely shared and discussed. The aim of LIR is to provide a highly-interactive environment for researchers from various backgrounds and practitioners to freely discuss their experience, fostering further collaboration.

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