Ugama Benedicta Kelechi #156
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
Ugama Benedicta Kelechi
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
Benedictakel
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
No response
City, State/Province, Country
Ebonyi, Nigeria
Your Name
Igboke Rita
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, the nominee would deepen her engagement with the community through:
1. Event Hosting and Knowledge Sharing: Organizing recurring PyTorch focused events such as workshops, local meetups, online webinars, and live coding sessions to help users of all levels grow their skills.
2. Mentorship and Community Growth: Launching mentorship initiatives to guide newcomers in learning PyTorch and contributing to open source. This would include hands on cohort based learning, one on one mentorship, and office hours for beginners.
3. Technical Evangelism: Creating high impact educational content, including real world project tutorials, model implementation guides, and beginner to advanced video series to broaden PyTorch’s reach.
4. Community Building in Underserved Regions: Expanding the PyTorch community in regions with limited access to ML education by collaborating with local tech hubs, universities, and developer groups.
With a proven track record of leadership, mentorship, and technical excellence, the nominee is well positioned to contribute meaningfully as a PyTorch Ambassador and help the initiative thrive globally.Any additional details you'd like to share?
The nominee is a passionate advocate for open source and AI accessibility. In addition to HER work with PyTorch, SHE have contributed to several community driven initiatives focused on democratizing machine learning knowledge.
Some highlights include:
1. Technical Writing & Blogs:
The nominee maintains a blog where SHE publish insightful tutorials on PyTorch, covering topics such as building custom neural networks, transfer learning, and best practices for deploying models in production.
Example: https://medium.com/@ugamakelechi501/getting-started-with-pytorch-a-beginner-friendly-guide-with-hands-on-examples-a475952b9390
https://medium.com/@ugamakelechi501/understanding-pytorchs-dataloader-how-to-efficiently-load-and-augment-data-c9eb26f61491
https://medium.com/@ugamakelechi501/building-a-convolutional-neural-network-cnn-from-scratch-with-pytorch-eca3ffdcf2ff
ETC
2. Conference Talks & Workshops:
SHE have spoken at multiple AI/ML events, such as [Google Build With AI], where SHE delivered sessions on PyTorch workflows, model optimization, and real world use cases.
3. GitHub Contributions:
HER GitHub profile showcases a variety of PyTorch projects, including notebooks, reusable modules, and utilities for faster experimentation.
GitHub: https://github.com/Benedictakel/Sentiment-Analysis-with-LSTM-IMDB-Dataset-.git
https://github.com/Benedictakel/Sentiment-Analysis-with-LSTM-IMDB-Dataset-.git
https://github.com/Benedictakel/Predicting-House-Prices-with-PyTorch.git
4. Mentorship Programs:
SHE have served as a mentor in several programs such as Google Summer of Code (GSoC), AI Saturdays, and local university initiatives, helping students contribute to open source projects and deepen their understanding of machine learning with PyTorch.
The nominee exemplifies the spirit of community, collaboration, and continuous learning—qualities that make them an excellent choice for the PyTorch Ambassador role.