Renu Balyan

Renu Balyan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Computer & Information Science at SUNY College at Old Westbury. Her research focuses on Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Data Mining applications in health and education.

• University: State University of New York College at Old Westbury
• Department: Mathematics, Computer & Information Science
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Email: balyanr@oldwestbury.edu

Research Interests center on developing Intelligent Tutoring Systems for low-literacy populations, improving physician-patient communication through computational linguistics, and analyzing pedagogical discourse patterns using NLP techniques. Her work bridges healthcare and education domains with AI-driven solutions.

Recent Publications highlight applications of Large Language Models in health education, automated assessment of student self-explanations, linguistic analysis of math education forums, and optimization of secure medical messaging. Her projects involve collaborations with institutions like Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

Grants include NSF funding for network slicing in 5G-enabled IoT tutoring systems ($399,897) and privacy-preserving tutoring for Hispanic populations ($598,925), as well as ASEE and IES grants for NLP/ML research.

Professional Service includes leadership roles on presidential committees, IRB membership, and departmental responsibilities as web editor and CSTEP coordinator.