Thidapat Chantem

Thidapat (Tam) Chantem is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is affiliated with the Virginia Tech Research Center - Arlington and leads the RTX Lab. His research focuses on real-time systems, cyber-physical systems (CPS), and embedded systems security. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame (2011), M.S. from the same institution (2008), and a B.S. from Iowa State University (2005).

His work integrates hardware-software co-design principles to address challenges in low-power computing, energy-aware system design, and secure embedded systems. Key projects include developing scheduling frameworks for CPS security, GPU-based real-time DNN inference, and vehicular edge computing solutions. He has secured grants from NSF and industry partners to advance time-sensitive CPS design and emergency response systems.

His publications span ~150 articles since 2006, emphasizing real-time scheduling, embedded security, and traffic optimization. Notable contributions include DARIS (GPU spatio-temporal scheduling) and SGPRS (periodic deep learning workload management). He actively collaborates on NSF-funded projects like the Semi-Automated Emergency Response System (CPS Synergy grant).

Professional service includes reviewing for top-tier journals/conferences and organizing workshops on real-time systems security. His RTX Lab develops solutions for connected vehicle systems, CPS trustworthiness, and energy-efficient multiprocessor architectures.