CV
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General Information
| Full Name | Xin Tong |
| Title | Ph.D. Candidate in Medical and Electrical Engineering |
| x@caltech.edu, x = xintong | |
| Location | 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 |
Education
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2020 - Now PhD, Medical and Electrical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, US - GPA 4.0/4.0
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2020 - 2021 MS, Medical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, US - GPA 4.0/4.0
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2015 - 2019 BS, Physics
Peking University, Beijing, China - GPA 3.8/4.0
Work Experiences
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2024/06 - 2024/09 Research Scientist Intern, Advanced Display and Imaging
Reality Labs Research, Meta - Conducted research on advanced display technologies and imaging systems
- Focused on state-of-the-art hardware and computational methods
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2020/01 - Now Graduate Research Associate (Advisor: Prof. Lihong V. Wang)
Caltech Optical Imaging Laboratory (COIL), Caltech - Designed & optimized photoacoustic computed tomography for non-invasive vascular imaging
- Applied machine learning to reconstruct, enhance, and analyze images
- Developed quantum imaging systems with entangled-photon super-resolution and sub-shot-noise sensitivity
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2018/07 - 2018/09 Undergraduate Research Associate (Advisor: Prof. Aydogan Ozcan)
Computational Imaging Lab, UCLA - Implemented deep-learning algorithms for high-throughput holographic biosensor image analysis
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2017/09 - 2018/07 Undergraduate Research Associate (Advisor: Prof. Kebin Shi)
Institute of Modern Optics, Peking University - Researched wavefront-shaping techniques to achieve auto-focusing in optical systems
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2017/07 - 2017/09 Undergraduate Research Associate (Advisor: Prof. Dong Yu)
Department of Physics, UC Davis - Investigated spatially resolved photocurrent mapping using microscopy
Publications
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (*co-first authors)
- Tong, X.*, Liu, C.*, Luo, Y.*, Lin, L.*, Dzubnar, J., Invernizzi, M., Zhang, Y., Cao, R., Hu, P., Torres, J., Kasabyan, A., Lai, L., Yee, L., Wang, L.V., Panoramic photoacoustic computed tomography with learning-based classification enhances breast lesion characterization. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2025.
- Tong, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, L.V., Quantum imaging enhances classical counterpart with entangled photons. Optics & Photonics News, 2024.
- Zhang, Y.*, He, Z.*, Tong, X.*, Garrett, D.C., Cao, R., Wang, L.V., Quantum imaging of biological organisms through spatial and polarization entanglement. Science Advances, 2024.
- Zhang, Y.*, Hu, P.*, Li, L., Cao, R., Khadria, A., Maslov, K., Tong, X., Zeng, Y., Jiang, L., Zhou, Q., Wang, L. V., Single-shot 3D photoacoustic tomography using a single-element detector for ultrafast imaging of hemodynamics, Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2024.
- Luo, Y., Huang, H., Sastry, K., Hu, P., Tong, X., Kuo, J., Na, S., Villa, U., Anastasio, M. A., Wang, L. V., Full-wave Image Reconstruction in Transcranial Photoacoustic Computed Tomography using a Multiphysics Finite Element Method. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2024.
- Tong, X.*, Lin, L.*, Hu, P., Cao, R., Zhang, Y., Olick-Gibson, J., Wang, L.V., Non‐Invasive 3D Photoacoustic Tomography of Angiographic Anatomy and Hemodynamics of Fatty Livers in Rats. Advanced Science, 2023.
- Tong, X.*, He, Z.*, Zhang, Y.*, Solomon, S., Lin, L., Song, Q., Wang, L.V., Experimental full-domain mapping of quantum steering and nonlocality. Physical Review Applied, 2023.
- He, Z.*, Zhang, Y.*, Tong, X.*, Li, L., Wang, L.V., Quantum Microscopy of Cancer Cells at the Heisenberg Limit. Nature Communications, 2023.
- Lin, L.*, Tong, X.*, Cavallero, S., Zhang, Y., Na, S., Cao, R., Hsiai, T.K, Wang, L.V., Non-invasive photoacoustic computed tomography of rat heart anatomy and function. Light: Science & Applications, 2023.
- Sastry, K., Zhang, Y., Hu, P., Luo, Y., Tong, X., Na, S., Wang, L. V., A method for the geometric calibration of ultrasound transducer arrays with arbitrary geometries. Photoacoustics, 2023.
- Lin, L.*, Hu, P.*, Tong, X.*, Na, S.*, Cao, R., Yuan, X., Garrett, D.C., Shi, J., Maslov, K., Wang, L.V., High-speed three-dimensional photoacoustic computed tomography for preclinical research and clinical translation. Nature Communications, 2021.
- Lin, L.*, Tong, X.*, Hu, P., Invernizzi, M., Lai, L., Wang, L. V., Photoacoustic Computed Tomography of Breast Cancer in Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Advanced Science, 2021.
- Wu, Y., Ray, A., Wei, Q., Feizi, A., Tong, X., Chen, E., Luo, Y., Ozcan, A., Deep learning enables high-throughput analysis of particle-aggregation-based biosensors imaged using holography. ACS Photonics, 2018.
- Hou, Y., Xiao, R., Tong, X., Dhuey, S., Yu, D., In situ visualization of fast surface ion diffusion in vanadium dioxide nanowires. Nano letters, 2017.
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Preprint Articles (*co-first authors)
- Zhang, Y.*, Na, S.*, Russin, J.*, Sastry, K., Lin, L., Zheng, J., Luo, Y., Tong, X., An, Y., Hu, P., Maslov, K., Tan, T., Liu, C., Wang, L. V., Rotational ultrasound and photoacoustic tomography of the human body. arXiv preprint, 2025.
- Hu, P., Tong, X., Lin, L., Wang, L. V., Data-driven system matrix manipulation enabling fast functional imaging and intra-image nonrigid motion correction in tomography. bioRxiv, 2024.
- Cao, R.*, Luo, Y.*, Xu, J., Luo, X., Geng, K., Aborahama, Y., Cui, M., Davis, S., Na, S., Tong, X., Liu, C., Sastry, K., Maslov, K., Hu, P., Zhang, Y., Lin, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, L. V., Single-shot 3D photoacoustic computed tomography with a densely packed array for transcranial functional imaging. arXiv preprint, 2023.
- Zhang, Y., Na, S., Sastry, K., Russin, J.J., Hu, P., Lin, L., Tong, X., Jann, K.B., Wang, D.J., Liu, C.Y., Wang, L.V., Transcranial photoacoustic computed tomography of human brain function. arXiv preprint, 2022.
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Peer-Reviewed Conference Abstracts and Proceedings
- Lin, L., Hu, P., Tong, X., Na, S., Cao, R., Yuan, X., Garrett, D.C., Shi, J., Maslov, K., Wang, L. V., Three-dimensional photoacoustic computed tomography for preclinical research and clinical translation. In Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), 2021.
- Lin, L., Tong, X., Hu, P., Invernizzi, M., Lai, L., Wang, L. V., Clinical photoacoustic computed tomography of breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing, SPIE, 2021.
- Wu, Y., Ray, A., Wei, Q., Feizi, A., Tong, X., Chen, E., Luo, Y., Ozcan, A., Particle-Aggregation Based Virus Sensor Using Deep Learning and Lensless Digital Holography. In CLEO: Applications and Technology, Optica, 2019.
- Hou, Y., Xiao, R., Tong, X., Dhuey, S., Yu, D., Direct Visualization of Fast Surface Ion Diffusion in Vanadium Dioxide Nanowires. In APS March Meeting Abstracts, 2018.
Honors and Awards
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2024 - Winning Place (3rd Place), International Photography Awards
- Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards
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2019 - National Scholarship, Peking University
- Merit Student Pacesetter, Peking University
- Outstanding Graduates, Peking University
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2018 - CSST Scholarship, UCLA
Professional Activities
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Conference Oral Presentations
- Photoacoustic and quantum enhanced imaging (invited talk). 22nd Annual Neurotech Convention, SBMT, 2025.
- Integrating machine learning with panoramic photoacoustic computed tomography for improved breast lesion analysis. In Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing. SPIE Photonics West, 2025.
- Super-resolution quantum microscopy at the Heisenberg limit. In Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology II. SPIE Quantum/Photonics West, 2024.
- Experimental full-domain mapping of quantum correlation in Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt scenarios, In Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation IV. SPIE Quantum/Photonics West, 2024.
- Non-invasive photoacoustic computed tomography of cardiac anatomy and function in rats. In Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing. SPIE Photonics West, 2023.
- Three-dimensional photoacoustic tomography of angiographic anatomy and hemodynamics for fatty liver study. In Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing. SPIE Photonics West, 2023.
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Teaching Activities
- Teaching assistant, MedE 168: Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging, Caltech
- Teaching assistant, MedE/EE 268: Medical Imaging, Caltech
- Teaching assistant, APh/Ph 138b: Quantum Hardware and Techniques, Caltech
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Peer Review Services
- 100+ peer review records in Light: Science & Applications, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Photoacoustics, etc.
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Guest Editor Services
- Technical Program Committee Member, special issue Advanced Optical Detection and Imaging Systems, Electronics.
Interests and Skills
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Research Interests
- Optical Imaging (e.g., Quantum Imaging, Photoacoustic Imaging, Computational Imaging)
- Image Processing and Reconstruction
- Medical Devices and Translational Research
- Machine and Statistical Learning
- Quantum Optics and Photonics
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Technical Skills
- Programming languages and APIs: MATLAB, Python, C/C++, LaTeX; Numpy, TensorFlow, XGBoost, etc.
- Software: LabVIEW, Zemax OpticsStudio, SolidWorks, ImageJ, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, etc.
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Hobbies
- Travel and Portrait Photography
- Hiking
- Skiing