[Nomination] Collin Wilson #38
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
Collin Wilson
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
cwilson51
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
SHARCNET, University of Guelph
City, State/Province, Country
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Your Name
No response
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 an HPC analyst at Sharcnet, my primary job is to support researchers from across Ontario with their use of Canada's national research supercomputing resources. My primary area of expertise is machine learning, specifically deep learning in PyTorch. In this capacity I have also developed training materials for using PyTorch in our computing environment, introducing researchers to the possibilities of using the PyTorch framework to accelerate research. Previous talks can be found at www.youtube.com/@SHARCNET_HPC.
As an Ambassador, I would be able to provide greater outreach to the research community.