[Nomination] Ibrahim Fadhili #114
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
Ibrahim Fadhili
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
https://github.com/Thee-Unruly
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
MSINGIAI
City, State/Province, Country
Nairobi, Kenya
Your Name
Ibrahim Fadhili
Your Email (Optional)
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?
1. Community Engagement & Event Hosting
Host quarterly PyTorch meetups (virtual/in-person) in Nairobi, focused on real-world applications like finance, healthcare, and NLP.
Organize beginner-friendly workshops introducing PyTorch for computer vision, time series forecasting, and generative AI.
Partner with local universities, tech hubs, and coding bootcamps to run student-focused AI bootcamps using PyTorch.
2. Content Creation & Knowledge Sharing
Create hands-on tutorials, blogs, and video walkthroughs on:
Building and deploying LSTM/CNN models with PyTorch
Transfer learning for low-resource languages or local datasets
PyTorch Lightning and model optimization techniques
Share open-source notebooks and GitHub projects that demonstrate PyTorch-powered applications.
3. Mentorship & Community Building
Mentor early-career AI enthusiasts and students via project reviews, AMA sessions, and career guidance.
Build and grow a dedicated PyTorch user group in East Africa, engaging regularly on Discuss, Slack, and social platforms.
Promote success stories and community contributions from the region to be featured by the PyTorch Foundation.
4. Training & Advocacy
Lead train-the-trainer sessions to empower local developers to teach PyTorch effectively.
Advocate for responsible and inclusive AI, using PyTorch to address regional challenges.Any additional details you'd like to share?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ibrahim-fadhili_opensource-ai-machinelearning-activity-7305595470880366593-hMrB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADMsPVcBER2B6-O6BKraXfLnQTfob2LExMM
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ibrahim-fadhili_generative-ai-genai-activity-7294975560928124928-54XU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADMsPVcBER2B6-O6BKraXfLnQTfob2LExMM
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ibrahim-fadhili_judge-tech-innovation-activity-7282002024890535939-vsv1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADMsPVcBER2B6-O6BKraXfLnQTfob2LExMM
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ibrahim-fadhili_ai-chatbots-mentalhealth-activity-7232750211532533761-KYV8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADMsPVcBER2B6-O6BKraXfLnQTfob2LExMM