Manuel Faysse

Manuel Faysse, a PhD student from CentraleSupélec & Illuin Technology and first author of a pivotal paper on document retrieval, discusses his innovative model, ColPali. He shares the "Aha!" moment that inspired its creation and outlines the challenges faced in research. ColPali simplifies traditional retrieval systems using vision-language models, enhancing efficiency and relevance in document search. Manuel also compares ColPali with classic multimodal models, showcasing its superiority and potential for future applications.