Madeline R. Pernat, M.S.

PhD Student
University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, United States

Maddy Pernat is a third-year PhD student in the Hydrology, Water Resources, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on decision-making under deep uncertainty in large water resource systems, with a particular interest in using unsupervised machine learning to visualize and make informed use of the uncertainty landscape throughout the decision-making process. Maddy integrates coupled simulation-optimization techniques and Self-Organizing Maps to support the development of adaptive and robust policies, with a focus on the post-2026 Colorado River Basin policy development. Her work aims to create an interactive framework that allows users to visualize trade-offs, compare policy options, and explore how these outcomes evolve across the uncertainty space. Maddy holds a B.S. from Montana State University, an M.S. from CU Boulder, and is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

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Presentation(s):

• An Interactive, Self-Organizing Map-based Framework for Decision-Making Under Deep Uncertainty: Insights from the Colorado River Basin

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)