Kaitlyn Garifi Ph.D.

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Kaitlyn Garifi Ph.D.

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Contact Information

Kaitlyn Garifi / 505-284-8932

Biography

Kaitlyn’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

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Kaitlyn Garifi

Key Publications

    2020

    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.