Raluca Balan

Raluca Balan is a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Ottawa, affiliated with the Faculty of Science. She holds an MSc from the University of Bucharest and a PhD from the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on stochastic processes, probability theory, and mathematical statistics, with emphasis on stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs), Malliavin calculus, fractional Brownian motion, Lévy processes, and longitudinal data analysis. She advises two current students: Juan Jimenez and Xiao Liang.

Her research group is part of the Statistics and Probability cluster at the university. Key publication trends include analysis of SPDEs with Lévy noise, hyperbolic and parabolic Anderson models, and central limit theorems in stochastic systems. Recent work explores Gaussian fluctuations, moment estimates, and rough noise scenarios in hyperbolic and parabolic PDE frameworks.

Publications highlight advanced methodologies in SPDE solutions, including Stratonovich calculus applications and Malliavin calculus for derivative analysis. Her contributions bridge theoretical probability with applied stochastic modeling in physics and statistics.