[Nomination] <Nominee Name> #119
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
Arun Bhandari
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
https://github.com/bhandariarun
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
No response
City, State/Province, Country
Kathmandu, Nepal
Your Name
Arun Bhandari
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?
As a PyTorch Ambassador, I'm aims to play a pivotal role in growing and strengthening the PyTorch community across Nepal and the South Asian region. With extensive experience in deep learning, community building, and technical education, I will committed to making PyTorch more accessible through a range of impactfull initiatives.
I have plans to organize recurring PyTorch-focused events, including local meetups, hands-on workshops, and virtual seminars, targeting students, developers, and researchers. He also intends to collaborate with universities and tech hubs to integrate PyTorch into academic curricula and open machine learning clubs in partnership with student communities.
In addition to event organizing, I will mentor aspiring practitioners through open-source contribution sprints, code reviews, and model deployment tutorials. He also plans to continue producing high-quality technical content — such as blog posts, Jupyter notebooks, and YouTube walkthroughs — focused on real-world applications of PyTorch in computer vision and NLP.
By leveraging his growing influence as a community educator and open-source contributor, I will foster a collaborative, inclusive, and resource-rich environment where developers can learn, grow, and innovate using PyTorch. His goal is to reduce entry barriers, empower underrepresented developers, and ensure PyTorch becomes the go-to framework for the next generation of AI practitioners in the region.