Nicabed Gathaba Kihonge #112
Description
Select one:
- I am nominating myself for the PyTorch Ambassador Program.
- I am nominating someone else to become a PyTorch Ambassador.
Please confirm that the nominee meets the following requirements:
- The nominee is 18 years of age or older.
- The nominee agrees to abide by the PyTorch Code of Conduct.
- The nominee agrees to comply with the Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy.
- The nominee meets at least one of the qualifications listed in the PyTorch Ambassador Program Requirements.
Nominee Name
Nicabed Gathaba
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
abedygathaba
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
No response
City, State/Province, Country
Nairobi, Kenya
Your Name
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Your Email (Optional)
No response
How has the nominee contributed to PyTorch?
- An active contributor to PyTorch repositories (e.g., commits, PRs, discussions).
- A speaker at PyTorch events or workshops.
- A PyTorch user group organizer or meetup host.
- A researcher or educator using PyTorch in academic work or training.
- An active leader in the PyTorch community with at least one year of experience in:
- Organizing events (virtual/in-person).
- Speaking at AI/ML conferences.
- Mentoring others in PyTorch.
- Creating technical content (e.g., blogs, videos, tutorials).
🏆 How Would the Nominee Contribute as an Ambassador?
How would I help as an ambassador?
I have been an Arm Ambassador for more than two years and have recently become a Distinguished Ambassador. I have helped create and lead a community of over 1000 members that is based on AI/ML and IoT. I have achieved this by hosting events, mentoring developers, and working on impactful open source projects.
As a PyTorch Ambassador, I will bring that same sort of energy and focus and contribute to the PyTorch ecosystem. I particularly like to linearize the accessibility of advanced technology and I would contribute to community engagement in workshops, meetups, and hackathons about enabling the creation of PyTorch. In particular, I am interested in edge AI and embedded systems in this regard. I have been working on ExecuTorch which has really interest couple of developers.
I have been active with Arduino-based projects, and have also developed some compelling resources that would help developers use APIs better. I envision this integration being huge for microcontroller-based platforms using PyTorch, and I want to enable it with examples, documentation, and guidance.
Alongside event-focused activities, I aim to mentor potential developers, support open-source works, and share knowledge through tutorials, blogs, and community calls. The intention is to help build a broader and more active and inclusive PyTorch community. A community built, developed, and sustained on collaboration, learning, and development.Any additional details you'd like to share?
https://linktr.ee/nicabedgathaba
I have been volunteering at GDGNairobi which has over 5000 members, I personally have been creating a community of developers focused on APIs, which main talk has been AI/ML, Data Science. It has over 1500 members and I believe I will be able to structure talks, and discussions on PyTorch at a deep dive level for developers.
https://community.arm.com/arm-ambassadors/b/blog/posts/arm-x-angaza-elimu-ai-innovation-day
https://community.arm.com/arm-ambassadors/b/blog/posts/arm-innovation-day-ecosystem-lab