Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez

Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez is the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University and a professor of electrical and computer engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He oversees new academic programs and the quality of the College’s degree portfolio, along with graduate education, faculty affairs, online programs, and international partnerships. He previously served as associate school head for graduate programs in EECS (2021 to 2025).

His research focuses on electrical infrastructure resilience and protection, in particular the study of cascading outages. His power system modeling work includes modern loads, microgrids, remedial action schemes, cybersecurity, marine energy integration, and grid recovery after a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. He is vice-chair of the IEEE Working Group on Cascading Failures and faculty advisor to Oregon State’s chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.