[Nomination] Ruchi Pakhle #121
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
Ruchi Pakhle
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
Red Hat
City, State/Province, Country
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Your Name
No response
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?
As a PyTorch Ambassador, I aim to grow the PyTorch community in India (especially Bangalore) by organizing local meetups, beginner-friendly contribution sessions, and workshops focused on PyTorch fundamentals and ecosystem tools. I've already spoken with members of the Red Hat AI/ML team (including Cara and Jeremy) and @sdharane about expanding community efforts in Bangalore.
I will:
- Host monthly community sessions covering PyTorch fundamentals, real-world use cases, and contribution onboarding.
- Publish technical content like blogs, reproducible notebooks, and video tutorials for newcomers.
- Mentor early-career contributors interested in PyTorch and open-source AI/ML.
- Collaborate with Red Hat and upstream maintainers to increase awareness and involvement in enterprise PyTorch usage.Any additional details you'd like to share?
I have been an active contributor in open source since my early college days. Some of my key involvements include:
- Linux Foundation Mentorship Program (LFX): Spring 2022 mentee at Open Horizon
- Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025: Selected contributor for AsyncAPI
- AsyncAPI Mentorship Program: Past mentee, contributing to specification and tooling for the Glee project
- Ansible: Currently an active maintainer, regularly contributing to both collections and community infrastructure
I’ve actively participated in various open-source communities and initiatives, mentoring others.
I am also a active speaker for national and international conferences like
- FOSSASIA SUMMIT 2025 wherein I delivered a talk on Effective Service Integration Testing: Using Testcontainers, LocalStack and Ansible Automation Platform for Streamlined Development
- Spoke at DevConf.IN 2025 on the topic - Kafka Streams, Ansible Automates: Backbone for Building Scalable
Event-Driven Systems
I’m also currently contributing to and exploring PyTorch internally at Red Hat, focusing on upstream community involvement and enterprise usage patterns
These experiences reflect my long-standing passion for open source, mentoring, and community building, which I would love to extend further as a PyTorch Ambassador.