Publications

Journals

2026

1. TCI

   

   A Convergent Generalized Krylov Subspace Method for Compressed Sensing MRI Reconstruction with Gradient-Driven Denoisers

   Tao Hong, Umberto Villa, and Jeffrey A. Fessler

   IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Jan 2026

   Bib arXiv Supp Poster

   @article{hong2026genkrylov,
     title = {A Convergent Generalized {K}rylov Subspace Method for Compressed Sensing {MRI} Reconstruction with Gradient-Driven Denoisers},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Villa, Umberto and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
     volume = {12},
     pages = {378--390},
     year = {2026},
     month = {Jan},
   }

2. SIIMS

   

   A Mini-Batch Quasi-Newton Proximal Method for Constrained Total-Variation Nonlinear Image Reconstruction

   Tao Hong, Thanh-an Pham, Irad Yavneh, and 1 more author

   SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences, 2026

   Bib arXiv Supp Poster Slides Code

   @article{hong2026minibatch,
     title = {A Mini-Batch Quasi-{N}ewton Proximal Method for Constrained Total-Variation Nonlinear Image Reconstruction},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Pham, Thanh-an and Yavneh, Irad and Unser, Michael},
     journal = {SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences},
     volume = {19},
     number = {3},
     pages = {1864--1894},
     year = {2026},
   }

2025

1. TCI

   

   Convergent Complex Quasi-Newton Proximal Methods for Gradient-Driven Denoisers in Compressed Sensing MRI Reconstruction

   Tao Hong, Zhaoyi Xu, Se Young Chun, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Oct 2025

   Bib arXiv Supp Website Code

   @article{hong2025cqnpm,
     title = {Convergent Complex Quasi-{N}ewton Proximal Methods for Gradient-Driven Denoisers in Compressed Sensing {MRI} Reconstruction},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Xu, Zhaoyi and Chun, Se Young and Hernandez-Garcia, Luis and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
     volume = {11},
     pages = {1534--1547},
     year = {2025},
     month = {Oct},
   }

2. TCI

   

   Using Randomized Nyström Preconditioners to Accelerate Variational Image Reconstruction

   Tao Hong, Zhaoyi Xu, Jason Hu, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Oct 2025

   Bib arXiv Supp Code

   @article{hong2025nystrom,
     title = {Using Randomized {N}ystr{\"o}m Preconditioners to Accelerate Variational Image Reconstruction},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Xu, Zhaoyi and Hu, Jason and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
     volume = {11},
     pages = {1630--1643},
     year = {2025},
     month = {Oct},
   }

2024

1. TCI

   

   Provable Preconditioned Plug-and-Play Approach for Compressed Sensing MRI Reconstruction

   Tao Hong, Xiaojian Xu, Jason Hu, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Oct 2024

   Bib arXiv Poster Slides Code

   @article{hong2024ppnp,
     title = {Provable Preconditioned Plug-and-Play Approach for Compressed Sensing {MRI} Reconstruction},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Xu, Xiaojian and Hu, Jason and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
     volume = {10},
     pages = {1476--1488},
     year = {2024},
     month = {Oct},
   }

2. TCI

   

   A Complex Quasi-Newton Proximal Method for Image Reconstruction in Compressed Sensing MRI

   Tao Hong, Luis Hernandez-Garcia, and Jeffrey A. Fessler

   IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Feb 2024

   Bib arXiv Slides Code

   @article{hong2024cqnpm,
     title = {A Complex Quasi-{N}ewton Proximal Method for Image Reconstruction in Compressed Sensing {MRI}},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Hernandez-Garcia, Luis and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
     volume = {10},
     pages = {372--384},
     year = {2024},
     month = {Feb},
   }

2022

1. NLAA

   

   On Adapting Nesterov’s Scheme to Accelerate Iterative Methods for Linear Problems

   Tao Hong and Irad Yavneh

   Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications, 2022

   Bib arXiv Slides Code

   @article{hong2022nesterov,
     title = {On Adapting {N}esterov's Scheme to Accelerate Iterative Methods for Linear Problems},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Yavneh, Irad},
     journal = {Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications},
     volume = {29},
     number = {2},
     pages = {e2417},
     year = {2022},
   }

2020

1. SPL

   

   Solving RED with Weighted Proximal Methods

   Tao Hong, Irad Yavneh, and Michael Zibulevsky

   IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Mar 2020

   Bib arXiv Slides Code

   @article{hong2020redwpm,
     title = {Solving {RED} with Weighted Proximal Methods},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Yavneh, Irad and Zibulevsky, Michael},
     journal = {IEEE Signal Processing Letters},
     volume = {27},
     pages = {501--505},
     year = {2020},
     month = {Mar},
   }

2019

1. JVCI

   

   Acceleration of RED via Vector Extrapolation

   Tao Hong, Yaniv Romano, and Michael Elad

   Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Aug 2019

   Bib arXiv Code

   @article{hong2019red,
     title = {Acceleration of {RED} via Vector Extrapolation},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Romano, Yaniv and Elad, Michael},
     journal = {Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation},
     volume = {63},
     year = {2019},
     month = {Aug},
   }

2. SP

   

   Optimized Structured Sparse Sensing Matrices for Compressive Sensing

   Tao Hong, Xiao Li, Zhihui Zhu, and 1 more author

   Signal Processing, Jun 2019

   Bib arXiv Code

   @article{hong2019sensing,
     title = {Optimized Structured Sparse Sensing Matrices for Compressive Sensing},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Li, Xiao and Zhu, Zhihui and Li, Qiuwei},
     journal = {Signal Processing},
     volume = {159},
     pages = {119--129},
     year = {2019},
     month = {Jun},
   }

2018

1. SP

   

   Online Learning Sensing Matrix and Sparsifying Dictionary Simultaneously for Compressive Sensing

   Tao Hong and Zhihui Zhu

   Signal Processing, Dec 2018

   Bib arXiv Code

   @article{hong2018online,
     title = {Online Learning Sensing Matrix and Sparsifying Dictionary Simultaneously for Compressive Sensing},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Zhu, Zhihui},
     journal = {Signal Processing},
     volume = {153},
     pages = {188--196},
     year = {2018},
     month = {Dec},
   }

2. SP

   

   An Efficient Method for Robust Projection Matrix Design

   Tao Hong and Zhihui Zhu

   Signal Processing, Feb 2018

   Bib arXiv Code

   @article{hong2018robust,
     title = {An Efficient Method for Robust Projection Matrix Design},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Zhu, Zhihui},
     journal = {Signal Processing},
     volume = {143},
     pages = {200--210},
     year = {2018},
     month = {Feb},
   }

2016

1. SP

   

   An Efficient Algorithm for Designing Projection Matrix in Compressive Sensing Based on Alternating Optimization

   Tao Hong, Huang Bai, Sheng Li, and 1 more author

   Signal Processing, Aug 2016

   Bib PDF Code

   @article{hong2016projection,
     title = {An Efficient Algorithm for Designing Projection Matrix in Compressive Sensing Based on Alternating Optimization},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Bai, Huang and Li, Sheng and Zhu, Zhihui},
     journal = {Signal Processing},
     volume = {125},
     pages = {9--20},
     year = {2016},
     month = {Aug},
   }

Abstracts and Conferences

2026

1. SPIE

   

   A Virtual Imaging Framework for DCE-PACT Estimation of Tumor Perfusion

   Tao Hong, Jenil Shah, Luke Lozenski, and 3 more authors

   In Medical Imaging: Physics of Medical Imaging, 2026

   Bib

   @inproceedings{hong2026pact,
     title = {A Virtual Imaging Framework for {DCE}-{PACT} Estimation of Tumor Perfusion},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Shah, Jenil and Lozenski, Luke and Cam, Refik and Anastasio, Mark and Villa, Umberto},
     booktitle = {Medical Imaging: Physics of Medical Imaging},
     year = {2026},
     publisher = {SPIE},
   }

2024

1. ISMRM

   

   Fast Double Stochastic Proximal Method for CS-MRI Reconstruction with Multiple Wavelets

   Tao Hong, Luis Hernandez-Garcia, and Jeffrey A. Fessler

   In ISMRM, 2024

   Bib

   @inproceedings{hong2024ismrm,
     title = {Fast Double Stochastic Proximal Method for {CS}-{MRI} Reconstruction with Multiple Wavelets},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Hernandez-Garcia, Luis and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     booktitle = {ISMRM},
     year = {2024},
   }

2023

1. ISMRM

   

   Complex Quasi-Newton Proximal Methods for the Image Reconstruction in Compressed Sensing MRI

   Tao Hong, Luis Hernandez-Garcia, and Jeffrey A. Fessler

   In ISMRM, 2023

   Bib

   @inproceedings{hong2023ismrm,
     title = {Complex Quasi-{N}ewton Proximal Methods for the Image Reconstruction in Compressed Sensing {MRI}},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Hernandez-Garcia, Luis and Fessler, Jeffrey A.},
     booktitle = {ISMRM},
     year = {2023},
   }

2014

1. CISP

   

   Sparse Two-Dimension FIR Digital Filters using FISTA

   Tao Hong, Huang Bai, Yabin Wei, and 2 more authors

   In 7th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, Oct 2014

   Bib PDF

   @inproceedings{hong2014fista,
     title = {Sparse Two-Dimension {FIR} Digital Filters using {FISTA}},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Bai, Huang and Wei, Yabin and Yang, Jie and Zhu, Zhihui},
     booktitle = {7th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing},
     pages = {815--819},
     year = {2014},
     month = {Oct},
   }

2. ICIEA

   

   A New Method for Design All-Pass Filters with Equiripple Group Delay Errors

   Tao Hong, Huang Bai, Sheng Li, and 2 more authors

   In IEEE 9th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, Jun 2014

   Bib PDF

   @inproceedings{hong2014allpass,
     title = {A New Method for Design All-Pass Filters with Equiripple Group Delay Errors},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Bai, Huang and Li, Sheng and Huang, Chaogeng and Chang, Liping},
     booktitle = {IEEE 9th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications},
     pages = {1024--1028},
     year = {2014},
     month = {Jun},
   }

2013

1. ICICS

   

   A Hessenberg-Based Input Balanced Realization for All-Pass Systems

   Tao Hong, Chaogeng Huang, Gang Li, and 1 more author

   In 9th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing, Dec 2013

   Bib PDF

   @inproceedings{hong2013hessenberg,
     title = {A {H}essenberg-Based Input Balanced Realization for All-Pass Systems},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Huang, Chaogeng and Li, Gang and Lim, Yongching},
     booktitle = {9th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing},
     pages = {1--5},
     year = {2013},
     month = {Dec},
   }

2. CCC

   

   All-Pass Based Efficient and Robust Structures for Finite Precision Implementation of Digital Filters

   Tao Hong, Si Tang, Gang Li, and 2 more authors

   In 32nd Chinese Control Conference, Jul 2013

   Bib PDF

   @inproceedings{hong2013allpass,
     title = {All-Pass Based Efficient and Robust Structures for Finite Precision Implementation of Digital Filters},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Tang, Si and Li, Gang and He, Xiongxiong and Chang, Liping},
     booktitle = {32nd Chinese Control Conference},
     pages = {4517--4522},
     year = {2013},
     month = {Jul},
   }

Preprints

2021

1. arXiv

   

   Diffraction Tomography with Helmholtz Equation: Efficient and Robust Multigrid-Based Solver

   Tao Hong, Thanh-an Pham, Eran Treister, and 1 more author

   2021

   Bib arXiv

   @misc{hong2021diffraction,
     title = {Diffraction Tomography with {H}elmholtz Equation: Efficient and Robust Multigrid-Based Solver},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Pham, Thanh-an and Treister, Eran and Unser, Michael},
     year = {2021},
     archiveprefix = {arXiv},
     primaryclass = {eess.IV},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.03679},
   }

2018

1. arXiv

   

   Merging Multigrid Optimization with SESOP

   Tao Hong, Irad Yavneh, and Michael Zibulevsky

   2018

   Bib arXiv Slides

   @misc{hong2018merging,
     title = {Merging Multigrid Optimization with {SESOP}},
     author = {Hong, Tao and Yavneh, Irad and Zibulevsky, Michael},
     year = {2018},
     archiveprefix = {arXiv},
     primaryclass = {math.OC},
     url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.06896},
   }

Thesis

2021

1. PhD

   

   Numerical Optimization and Multigrid Computational Methods with Applications

   Tao Hong

   Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 2021

   Advisors: Prof. Irad Yavneh and Prof. Michael Zibulevsky

   Bib PDF

   @phdthesis{hong2021thesis,
     title = {Numerical Optimization and Multigrid Computational Methods with Applications},
     author = {Hong, Tao},
     school = {Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology},
     year = {2021},
     note = {Advisors: Prof. Irad Yavneh and Prof. Michael Zibulevsky},
   }