ChimeraPy: A Scientific Distributed Streaming Framework for Real-time Multimodal Data Retrieval and Processing

Multimodal data analysis provides profound insights into behaviors and interactions within various settings. However, the collection and analysis of this data in real-world scenarios are intricate and resource-intensive. To streamline these processes, we introduce ChimeraPy: an open-source, distributed streaming platform optimized for high-throughput data transfer across processing nodes within a computer cluster. The utility and performance of ChimeraPy are showcased through two benchmark applications, highlighting its capability to handle complex data environments.