About

The GRid-Interactive Frameworks For Intelligent iNfrastructure (GRIFFIN) lab is led by Professor Kyri Baker of the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). Our research topics include:

- Power systems operation, control, and planning
- Renewable energy integration
- Building-to-grid interactions
- Machine learning for energy systems
- Water-energy nexus studies
- Stochastic and distributed optimization techniques with energy applications
- Energy sustainability and resiliency

News and Events

I will be on parental leave Fall 2024 and Sabbatical Jan - Dec 2025 and may not be as responsive to email until I return in Jan. 2026.

11/2024 New paper, "Scalable Solutions for Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow with Multiple Time Steps," accepted into IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.

11/2024 Two new grants from the Deloitte Climate Innovation Collaboratory, "Viability of Long- and Short-Duration Energy Storage for AI Data Centers: Carbon, Cost and Reliability" and "Interconnection Planning for Large Data Centers."

10/2024 New paper, "The importance of integrating energy justice into chemistry graduate student research and the associated pathways and barriers," accepted into Nature Chemistry.

10/2024 New paper, "Conjunctive Optimal Operation of Water and Power Networks," accepted into Helyion.

9/2024 New paper, "The climate-energy nexus: a critical review of power grid components, extreme weather, and adaptation measures," accepted into Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability.

9/2024 Dr. Baker presented at the 7th Autonomous Energy Systems workshop at NREL.

6/2024 Dr. Baker traveled to Chicago to attend and speak at the Northwestern University IRLE - Trienens Institute Research Symposium on Integrating Science and Law & Economics to Inform Energy Policy in a Decarbonized Future.

4/2024 New grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University: "Harnessing Grid Flexibility from Electrified Industry Processes."

4/2024 Congratulations to PhD student Eli for passing his comprehensive exam!

4/2024 New grant from the CU Research and Innovation Office: "Enabling Optimal Lighting Design to Support Well-Being Across Species and Environments."

4/2024 New paper, "Lessons Learned: Gaming for Novel Optimization of Managing Energy Systems for Homes (GNOMES for Homes)" accepted into the ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Regional Conference 2024.

4/2024 Congratulations to PhD students Aisling and Jim for successful PhD defenses!

3/2024 Congratulations to PhD student Mostafa for passing his comprehensive exam!

2/2024 Dr. Baker gave a seminar at the UT Austin Energy Symposium [video].

1/2024 New paper, "Optimizing Multi-Timestep Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow for Large Power Grids," accepted into the IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference.

1/2024 New paper, "Supply, demand, and polarization challenges facing U.S. climate policies," accepted into Nature Climate Change .

11/2023 New paper "Balancing cost, water, emissions, and reliability in power systems operations," accepted into Environmental Research Letters.

10/2023 Dr. Baker is honored to receive the Dean's Performance Award for Professional Progress.

10/2023 New paper "A Framework for Optimizing Lighting in Animal Shelters for Domestic Cats," accepted into the 9th Light Symposium.

9/2023 New paper "Trends in Equitable Electric Vehicle Adoption and Impacts on Pavement Condition and Electric Power Infrastructure," accepted into Construction Research Congress.

9/2023 Dr. Baker is honored to receive the Provost's Faculty Achievement Award (4 awards given to pre-tenure faculty campus-wide).

9/2023 New paper "Weather-Induced Power Outage Prediction: A Comparison of Machine Learning Models" accepted into IEEE SmartGridComm.

8/2023 New paper "An Analysis of the Reliability of AC Optimal Power Flow Deep Learning Proxies" accepted into ISGT-LA.

8/2023 New paper "EDGIE: A simulation test-bed for investigating the impacts of building and vehicle electrification on distribution grids" accepted into The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).

8/2023 New journal article "Optimizing Solar Panel Placement through Passive Architectural Design" accepted into ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering.

8/2023 Dr. Baker gave a virtual seminar at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

7/2023 New journal article "Price Perturbations for Privacy Preserving Demand Response with Distribution Network Awareness" accepted into IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.

7/2023 Electric Stampede placed third overall in the ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition Challenge 3 (Event 3)!

6/2023 Our paper, "Modeling of a Clean Hybrid Energy System Considering Practical Limitations for Techno-Economic Energy Analysis", was accepted into the IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting.

6/2023 Congratulations to Jacob Kravits for a successful PhD defense!

6/2023 Dr. Baker spoke at Amazon, the International Energy Workshop, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).

6/2023 New journal article "Gradient-Enhanced Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Power Systems Operational Support," in Electric Power Systems Research.

5/2023 New collaborative NSF EPCN grant with Ferdinando Fioretto on Physics Informed Real-time Optimal Power Flow!

5/2023 The GNOMES Competition has ended. Congratulations to all winners!

5/2023 Congratulations to undergraduate researchers Kendall and Simone for winning the College of Engineering and CEAE Department Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher awards!

4/2023 "Do You Even Decarbonize, Bro?" New York Times article [link].

4/2023 Dr. Baker spoke at the 75th Conference on World Affairs at CU Boulder.

4/2023 Our paper, "Techno-Economic Analysis of Electrified Ethylene Plant Operation under Receding Horizon Control," was accepted into the IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference!

3/2023 Dr. Baker traveled to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD to present our research at CISS.

2/2023 Dr. Baker was elevated to the grade of Senior Member of the IEEE.

2/2023 Our paper, "Carbon Emissions Resulting from Different Power Flow Models for Dispatch," was accepted into IEEE PESGM!

2/2023 Dr. Baker traveled to Copenhangen, Denmark to attend a PhD defense and give a seminar.

1/2023 New journal article ``Decarbonization of the chemical industry through electrification: Barriers and opportunities,'' published in Joule.

1/2023 Congratulations to PhD students Ash Pigott and Jim Hurtt for passing their Comprehensive Exams!

12/2022 Dr. Baker attended the White House Electrification Summit in Washington DC. [photo]

12/2022 Congratulations to Anna for graduating with her MS degree!

11/2022 Led by UT Austin, we received a $400k grant from ARPA-E.

11/2022 Congratulations to Nick for passing his MS thesis defense!

11/2022 Dr. Baker presented at the 2022 IEEE 8th World Forum on Internet of Things (WFIoT).

11/2022 Dr. Baker gave a keynote speech at the National Federation of Municipal Analysts: Fall Advanced Seminar on Public Power.

10/2022 Anna, Kendall, and Dr. Baker traveled to Salt Lake City for NAPS, where the students presented their research.

9/2022 Dr. Baker traveled to Golden, CO and gave a talk at the Colorado School of Mines.

9/2022 Our paper, "Solar and Battery Sizing for Continuous Operation of Electrified Ethylene Plants," was accepted into NAPS!

9/2022 Dr. Baker traveled to Columbus, OH and gave a talk at The Ohio State University.

8/2022 Dr. Baker spoke at the 2022 Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Conference.

7/2022 Our papers, "The Effect of Renewable Electricity Generation on the Value of Cross-border Interconnection," was accepted into Applied Energy, and "Emulating AC OPF solvers with Neural Networks," was accepted into IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (Letters).

7/2022 Seven Griffin Lab members were able to attend the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting in Denver.

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