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Rim Gouia-Zarrad

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Qualifications: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics | The University of Texas at Arlington USA | Bachelor of Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris France | Lycée Sainte Geneviève, France

Biography

Dr Rim Gouia‑Zarrad is an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Mediterranean Institute of Technology (MedTech) in Tunis. She began her academic journey at École Centrale Paris before working in industry (Bouygues Construction in France; XTO Energy at ExxonMobil in the USA). She completed her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in the USA and transitioned into academia, teaching at institutions including the American University of Sharjah before joining MedTech. Her research spans integral geometry, medical imaging, inverse problems, machine learning, and e‑learning pedagogy.


2009-2011 The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA

  • Ph.D. Applied Mathematics
  • Dissertation: Some Problems of Integral Geometry in Advanced Imaging

2008-2009 The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA

  • M.Sc. Mathematical Sciences
  • Thesis: Recovering a Function from Its Line Integrals over Circles

2001-2004 Ecole Centrale Paris, Chatenay Malabry, France

  • M.Sc. Civil Engineering

1999-2001 Lycée Sainte Genevieve, Versailles, France

  • B.Sc. Engineering

1992-1999 Lycée Pilote Ariana, Tunisia

  • Baccalaureate section Mathematics


Areas of Expertise

Integral Geometry & Radon Transforms Mathematical Problems in Medical Imaging Inverse Problems E‑Learning Pedagogy & AI in Higher Education

Research Interest

Innovative Teaching methods Flipped Learning Blended Learning Generalized Radon transforms Mathematical Problems of medical imaging

Peer-reviewed Publications:

  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and R. Gharbi, Examining Undergraduate Student Acceptance of Virtual Laboratories in physics classes: An Extended TAM Model, International Multidisciplinary Journal of Research for Innovation, Sustainability, and Excellence (IMJRISE), Vol. 2 No. 1, 2025.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and S. Moon, Uniqueness and stability for a seismic-type generalized Radon transform, Integral Transforms and Special Functions, 35(4), 247-259, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/10652469.2024.2306652
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and C. Gunn, Enhancing students’ learning experience in mathematics class through ChatGPT, International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 19(3), em0781, 2024. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/14614
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, S. Roy, and S. Moon, Numerical inversion and uniqueness of a spherical radon transform restricted with a fixed angular span, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2021.
  • B. A. Abu-Nabah, S.M. Al-Said, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Crack size estimation using simple 2D vibrothermography heat diffusion model of frictional heating, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 293, 2019.
  • G. Ambartsoumian, R. Gouia-Zarrad, V. Krishnan, and S. Roy, Image reconstruction from radially incomplete spherical Radon data, European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 470-493, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.04784.
  • H. Tan, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Inversion of the V-line transform for breast cancer detection with Compton camera, Biomath Vol. 6, No. 2, 1711147, 2017.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and S. Moon, Inversion of the attenuated conical Radon transform with a fixed opening angle, Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2017. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mma.4626
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and C. Gunn, Modifying the flipped learning experience to enhance the learning of Mathematics in a Middle Eastern context, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2017.
  • A. Patel, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Detecting topographical eye disorders, Biomath, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1612281, 2016.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, Inversion of a class of parabolic Radon transforms, Mathematical Inverse Problems, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2016.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, and C. Gunn, Making mathematics meaningful for freshmen students: investigating students’ preferences of pre-class videos, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2016.
  • D. Audi and R. Gouia-Zarrad, New math teaching methodologies for ELL students, International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature, Vol. 4, Issue 5, May 2016, 75-84.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, Analytical reconstruction formula for the n-dimensional conical Radon transform, Computers & Mathematics with Applications 68.9, 2014.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad and G. Ambartsoumian, Exact inversion of the conical Radon transform with fixed opening angle, Inverse Problems 30, No. 4, 2014.
  • G. Ambartsoumian, R. Gouia-Zarrad and M. Lewis, Inversion of the circular Radon transform on an annulus, Journal of Inverse Problems 26, 105015, 2010.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, Some problems of integral geometry in advanced imaging, Doctoral Dissertation, 2011.

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings:

  • Y. El Ghalayini, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Analysis of Students’ Perceptions of the Autonomous Use of ChatGPT in English Language Learning: Writing Courses and Public Speaking Courses, EDULEARN25, 2025.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, R. Gharbi, and A. Amdouni, Lessons Learned from a Successful First Time ABET Accreditation of Three Engineering Programs, IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE 2024) (pp. 1-6), 2024.
  • R. Gharbi, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Students’ Perceptions of Virtual Laboratories in University Physics Classes. https://papers.iafor.org/submission74842/ The Asian Conference on Education, 2023.
  • Y. El Ghalayini, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Assessing Students’ Perception of the Effectiveness of ChatGPT in Undergraduate Writing Courses in Tunisia. The 6th International Conference on Innovative Research in Education, 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.33422/6th.ireconf.2023.07.112
  • M.Salhi, R. Gouia-Zarrad, and S.B. Meskina, Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes Through Blended Learning in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis, ICERI2023 Proceedings, 7256-7264 https://library.iated.org/view
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, Teaching and Learning in the face of COVID-19: Challenges and Rewards In Undergraduate Math Classes in Tunisia, Disruptech Agora - DTA 21' conference, EM Normandie, France, 2021.
  • R Gouia-Zarrad, C. Gunn, Students' perceptions of lecture capture in university math classes for engineers, Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, IEEE, 2018.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad and B. Abu-Nabah, Radon Transforms for Nondestructive Testing, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2014.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, Existence and uniqueness of the inversion of a generalized Radon transform, Proceedings of the fifth International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Tunis, Tunisia, 2013.
  • D. Audi and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Tablet PCs, a new philosophy of teaching mathematics, Proceedings of the thirteenth International Educational Technology Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad and G. Ambartsoumian, Approximate inversion algorithm of the elliptical Radon transform, Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA), 8th International Symposium on. IEEE, 2012.

Extended Abstracts:

  • M. AlRefai and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Image Reconstruction Simulation for Detecting Foreign Objects in Food Products, Paper presented at the 5th United Arab Emirates Undergraduate Students Research Competition, Abu Dhabi, 2017.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, The V-Line Radon Transform and its Biomedical Imaging Applications, Biomath Communications Vol 3, No 1, 2016.
  • G. Ambartsoumian, R. Gouia-Zarrad, and S. Moon, On the V-line Radon transform and its applications in imaging, Paper presented at Mathematics and Algorithms in Tomography, Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO), Oberwolfach, Germany, 2014.
  • G. Sifeddine, and R. Gouia-Zarrad, Inversion Algorithm for the 3D Conical Radon Transform in Geophysics, Paper presented at the 2nd United Arab Emirates Undergraduate Students Research Competition, Abu Dhabi, 2014.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad and G. Ambartsoumian, Reconstruction of the circular Radon transform from partial data, Waves 2013, Gammarth, Tunisia, 2013.
  • R. Gouia-Zarrad and G. Ambartsoumian, Reconstruction of a Function from its Elliptical Radon Transform, Biomath Communications Vol 2, 2013.

Book Chapters:

  • R. Gouia-Zarrad, C. Gunn and D. Audi. Using iPads in university Mathematics classes: what do the students think? Assessing the Role of Mobile Technologies and Distance Learning in Higher Education, Edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (University of Oviedo, Spain), Robert D. Tennyson (University of Minnesota, USA) and Miltiadis D. Lytras (The American College of Greece, Greece). Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA): IGI Global, November 2014.

  • Pre-Calculus
  • Calculus I and II
  • Linear Algebra
  • Differential Equations
  • Applied Mathematics (graduate level)
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