[Nomination] Junghwan Park

[9bow]

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• 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

Junghwan Park

Nominee Email

9bow@pytorch.kr

Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle

9bow

(Optional) Organization / Affiliation

PyTorch Korea User Group

City, State/Province, Country

SeongNam-Si, GyeongGi-Do, South Korea

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?

[Current Contributions]
As the organizer and lead maintainer of the PyTorch Korea User Group since early 2018, I have been actively engaging and growing the PyTorch community in Korea through various impactful initiatives. My contributions include:
- Building Accessible Resources: I established and manage key resources, including the official Korean translations of PyTorch tutorials (https://tutorials.pytorch.kr), the PyTorch Model Hub (https://pytorch.kr/hub), and the main Korean PyTorch website (https://pytorch.kr), ensuring that new and experienced users alike can easily access and understand PyTorch.
- Consistent Knowledge Sharing: I regularly translate and update PyTorch blog content (https://pytorch.kr/blog) and develop practical hands-on learning materials (https://hands-on.pytorch.kr) to help Korean users effectively apply PyTorch in real-world projects.
- Community Engagement and Mentorship: I foster dialogue and technical support through the PyTorch Korea community forum (https://discuss.pytorch.kr), promoting knowledge exchange and inclusive growth. I also deliver 2–3 in-depth PyTorch introductory sessions per year at universities, each lasting 2–3 hours, and provide mentoring to students new to deep learning and PyTorch.
- Event Hosting and Public Speaking: I organize 2–3 offline PyTorch community meetups annually, recording and sharing presentations via YouTube to ensure broader accessibility. Attendance typically ranges from 40–70 participants. Notably, our most recent meetup on March 30, 2025, attracted over 100 attendees and featured PyTorch Core Maintainer @albanD, alongside representatives from local NPU development companies and infrastructure firms. Additionally, I presented our community’s activities at the PyTorch Conference (presentation in 2023 and poster session in 2024).

The measurable impact of these efforts is demonstrated through strong community engagement metrics, including over 334K annual users and 1.5M+ page views on pytorch.kr, 216K+ annual users on tutorials.pytorch.kr, and over 328K active users on our discussion platform in 2024 alone. These metrics have been collected via Google Analytics and can be shared upon request.

My efforts, along with those of other PyTorch Korea organizers, were formally recognized with the 2023 PyTorch Ecosystem Contributor Award for Ambassador Excellence, highlighting the community’s sustained impact and growth. (https://pytorch.org/ecosystem/contributor-awards-2023/)

[Future Plans]
As a PyTorch Ambassador, I will:
* Continue all previous activities that have sustained and grown the PyTorch Korea community.
* Collaborate closely with the PyTorch Foundation and fellow ambassadors to share insights, best practices, and successful community initiatives.

These planned activities are designed not only to align with the PyTorch Foundation’s values of openness, inclusion, and collaboration, but also to significantly deepen local engagement while contributing to the broader global PyTorch ecosystem.

Any additional details you'd like to share?

[Resources about PyTorch Korea User Group]
* PyTorch Korea main website: https://pytorch.kr
* PyTorch Korean Tutorials: https://tutorials.pytorch.kr
* PyTorch Blog Translations: https://pytorch.kr/blog
* Hands-on PyTorch (WIP): https://hands-on.pytorch.kr
* PyTorch Discussion Community: https://discuss.pytorch.kr
* YouTube Channel with Community Meetup Videos: https://youtube.com/@pytorchkr

[Resources about me]
* 2023 PyTorch Community Awardee, PyTorch Ambassador: https://pytorch.org/ecosystem/contributor-awards-2023/
* PyTorch Conference presentations (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80MGwzKQOc4
* PyTorch Conference poster session (2024): https://pytorch2024.sched.com/event/1fHxs/poster-presentations

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