Sandia Energy > Programs > Electric Grid > Advanced Grid Modeling > Staff > Kaitlyn Garifi Ph.D. Kaitlyn Garifi Ph.D. Senior Member of Technical Staff Contact InformationKaitlyn Garifi / 505-284-8932BiographyKaitlyn’s research focuses on power system optimization spanning from building-to-grid interactions to the transmission grid. Some of her contributions include developing a chance constrained energy management algorithm for behind-the-meter residential applications, analyzing relaxed convex battery models using optimization theory, and solving large scale transmission grid resiliency optimization problems.Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder – 2020 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder – 2017 Bachelor of Science, Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz – 2015 Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz – 2015 Google Scholar:Kaitlyn GarifiKey Publications2020 J. Wang, K. Garifi, K. Baker, W. Zuo, Y. Zhang, “Optimal Operation for Resilient Communities through Rule-based Load Scheduling,” 2020 Building Performance Analysis Conference (to appear). K. Garifi and K. Baker, “Considering Integer Chance Constraints for Enforcing Flexible Line Flow Limits,” 2020 American Control Conference (to appear). K. Garifi, K. Baker, D. Christensen, B. Touri, “Convex Relaxation of Grid-Connected Energy Storage System Models with Complementarity Constraints in DC OPF,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.2019 K. Garifi, K. Baker, D. Christensen, B. Touri, “Stochastic Home Energy Management Systems with Varying Controllable Resources,” IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting.