[Nomination] <Dipesh Tharu Mahato> #76
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
Dipesh Tharu Mahato
Nominee Email
Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle
github.com/dipeshbabu
(Optional) Organization / Affiliation
New York University
City, State/Province, Country
New York, NY, US
Your Name
No response
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 dedicated AI safety researcher and long-time PyTorch user, I’ve been actively sharing my journey and knowledge with the community—from training interpretable ML models to developing tutorials that simplify complex concepts. I’ve given talks at conferences on topics like differential privacy, model interpretability, and fairness—often with PyTorch at the core. I also mentor students and peers, helping them understand PyTorch from the ground up, whether through direct teaching, code walkthroughs, or contributions to open-source repos.
If selected as an ambassador, I plan to organize hands-on workshops, community meetups, and contribute even more openly to PyTorch-based research and tools. I’ll focus on topics aligned with safety and transparency in AI—making sure newer practitioners have the guidance and support they need. I’m also excited to collaborate with other ambassadors to create high-quality content, expand multilingual resources, and make PyTorch more accessible, especially in underrepresented research communities.