[Nomination] <Wajahat Ali Khan> #41
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
Wajahat Ali Khan
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
wajahat-alikhan
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
Kyung Hee University
City, State/Province, Country
Yongin, South Korea
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 a passionate daily user of PyTorch in my research, I am deeply committed to contributing to the community that empowers so much of modern AI work. While I don’t claim to know everything about PyTorch, I am a fast learner and genuinely enthusiastic about exploring and building with it. What excites me most is PyTorch’s flexibility, it enables researchers and developers to build custom tools and workflows. My long term goal is to develop and opensource my own PyTorch based library that becomes widely used in the research community.
To move toward that goal, I want to become more involved with the PyTorch community and help it grow, especially in South Korea, where I currently live. Despite the strong developer ecosystem here, I have noticed a lack of accessible PyTorch focused events especially those conducted in English. As an Ambassador, I would take the initiative to organize and host inclusive, English language events, workshops, and meetups that would welcome both local and international audiences.
In addition to events, I love sharing knowledge and would be eager to mentor others, especially students and early career researchers. I have picked up a number of practical insights and techniques through hands on experimentation with PyTorch, and I’m excited to teach others and foster a supportive learning environment. By creating more spaces for collaboration and knowledge sharing, I hope to help the PyTorch initiative thrive and inspire others to contribute to its open-source ecosystem.Any additional details you'd like to share?
wajahat-alikhan.github.io