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Performance Catalogs for Just-In-Time Delivery of Web-based Natural Language Processing Services

Authors:
Soheila Sahami
Thomas Eckart

Keywords: Just-In-Time Delivery; Performance Catalog; Natural Language Processing Services; Research Infrastructure; Cluster Computing

Abstract:
The modern production of industrial goods is often based on Just-In-Time delivery of required resources. This paradigm makes a variety of demands on the infrastructure in which production takes place or in which services are provided and consumed. The reasons for introducing this strategy and its potential benefits are in large parts applicable to the area of Web-based Natural Language Processing services. This contribution focuses on prerequisites and potential outcomes of a Just-In-Time-capable infrastructure of Natural Language Processing services using examples in the context of real-world research projects. The benefits of this endeavor are sketched with a focus on the ongoing development of large-scale service delivery platforms like the European Open Science Cloud, CLARIN, or similar projects. As a major outcome, the creation of "performance catalogs" containing extensive information about the run-times and performance of every involved tool is seen as an essential precondition for these environments.

Pages: 122 to 132

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2019. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 30, 2019

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2652