Hiren Patel

Dr. Hiren Patel is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He holds a Doctorate in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech and previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley under Edward A. Lee. His research focuses on real-time embedded systems, computer architecture, machine learning hardware, and cybersecurity. He teaches courses like ECE 150 (Programming), ECE 320/429 (Computer Architecture), and ECE 327 (Digital Systems).

Research Interests:

• Cyber-physical systems and hybrid architectures
• Hardware/software co-design methodologies
• Predictable cache coherence protocols
• IoT and edge computing systems
• Security in embedded and real-time systems

Recent work emphasizes cache coherence solutions for safety-critical systems and GPU acceleration strategies. His publications address challenges in multicore predictability, FPGA bandwidth optimization, and autonomous robotics orchestration.

No specific awards are listed, though his extensive publication record indicates significant contributions to embedded systems research. He currently oversees graduate student applications focusing on his core research areas.