Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez is an Associate Professor and Associate School Head for Graduate Programs in the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at Oregon State University. His research focuses on power system resilience, cascading outages, microgrids, and energy access. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Vermont (2009, 2012). He teaches courses on power systems analysis, protection, and smart grids. Awards include the 2022 Inclusive Excellence Award and 2019 Graduate Mentoring Award. He leads the ECS Lab, which develops models for sustainable and resilient electricity infrastructure. His work integrates cyber-physical security, wide-area data analysis, and disaster resilience strategies. Key contributions include the COSMIC cascading outage simulator (GitHub repository) and studies on earthquake/GMD impacts. He serves as IEEE WG on Cascading Failures Secretary and SHPE Oregon Chapter President. His research emphasizes equity in energy access and STEM inclusion.





