[Nomination] Gaurav Sarkar

[Gaurav7888]

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• I am nominating myself for the PyTorch Ambassador Program.
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• The nominee is 18 years of age or older.
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Nominee Name

Gaurav Sarkar

Nominee Email

sarkargaurav7888@gmail.com

Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle

Gaurav7888

(Optional) Organization / Affiliation

Intel

City, State/Province, Country

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Your Name

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Your Email (Optional)

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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?

I will engage with community by knowledge sharing on topics which are less covered. Practical sessions on how to get started with pytorch. Post blogs and educational content on internet. I will take initiative like conducting events with other ogs in the industry. I will start mentoring college students and help them to upskill. I have 15K linkedin family, It will also help to create and impact to large number of people.

Youtube link:- https://youtu.be/mCwpsT8597o?si=0zrSLigLB0M0Ae5D

Any additional details you'd like to share?

I am going to publish my course on Deep learning with pytorch with one of the leading platform for data science. I have fixed bugs and contributed in open source in pytorch codebase. Also contributed a model in huggingface optimum repository. I constantly share my views and learning on Pytorch. Recently I have submitted a research paper in Neurips 2025 on new activation function. I have delivered number of talks in different companies like Adani, Mahindra, MIT-Bangalore, Google Developer Student Club etc.

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👋 Thank you for submitting a nomination for the PyTorch Ambassador Program! 🎉

Your nomination is currently under review. A team member will evaluate the submission and update the status accordingly.

🔹 Review Process & Next Steps:

1️⃣ Initial Review – The nomination will be reviewed by the team.

2️⃣ One-on-One Review – If shortlisted, the nominee will have a session with the Executive Director.

3️⃣ Ranking & Selection – Reviewers will assign scores based on eligibility and impact.

4️⃣ Final Decision – Selected ambassadors will receive an official invitation. ✅

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Thank you for helping grow the PyTorch community! 🚀

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Hello Gaurav Sarkar,

Thank you for applying to the 2025 PyTorch Ambassador Program and for the valuable contributions you make in the PyTorch community. After careful consideration, we regret to inform you that your application was not selected in this cycle.

We encourage you to apply again in the future — the next application cycle will open in early 2026. Please keep an eye on our website for updates on the timeline: https://pytorch.org/programs/ambassadors/

We truly appreciate the time, effort, and passion you bring to the PyTorch community, and we hope to see your application again in the future.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us at ambassadors@pytorch.org.

Best regards,
The PyTorch PMO