[Nomination] Anish Thapaliya

[thapaliya123]

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• I am nominating myself for the PyTorch Ambassador Program.
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Nominee Name

Anish Thapaliya

Nominee Email

thapaliyanish123@gmail.com

Nominee's GitHub or GitLab Handle

https://github.com/thapaliya123

(Optional) Organization / Affiliation

Fusemachines Nepal

City, State/Province, Country

Kathmandu, Nepal

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?

As a PyTorch Ambassador based in Kathmandu, Nepal, I am passionately committed to fostering a stronger AI and machine learning community across Nepal and South Asia, where access to advanced ML education and mentorship remains a significant barrier. My primary focus will be on practical, accessible engagement.

I will actively engage the community by organizing at least 4 hands-on workshops and 8 webinars annually, starting within Kathmandu Valley universities (like Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University) and collaborating with local AI clubs and tech communities. These sessions will move beyond basics to cover practical PyTorch applications crucial for our region, such as model fine-tuning for limited datasets, efficient deployment on accessible hardware, and implementing Responsible AI principles. I will establish regular study groups using [Platform, e.g., Discord/Zoom] to provide continuous support.

To help the PyTorch initiative thrive locally and contribute globally, I will:

1. Create & Adapt Resources: Develop beginner-friendly tutorials in both Nepali and English and contribute open-source, reproducible project templates addressing local needs (e.g., agriculture analysis, natural disaster prediction).

2. Foster Contribution: Mentor aspiring developers to contribute documentation improvements, bug fixes, or small features back to the PyTorch ecosystem.

3. Build Local Capacity: Identify and support emerging PyTorch champions within universities to ensure sustainable growth.

4. Bridge the Gap: Translate key global updates and showcase South Asian PyTorch projects and challenges on global forums, strengthening the two-way connection.

My mentorship commitment includes offering structured quarterly mentorship cycles (1:1 or small groups) to help students and early-career professionals navigate learning paths, build confidence in contributing to open-source PyTorch projects, and develop their ML careers.

By acting as this dedicated bridge between the global PyTorch ecosystem and South Asia's burgeoning talent, I will directly contribute to making PyTorch more accessible, inclusive, and impactful, empowering hundreds of learners in my region within the first year."

Any additional details you'd like to share?

1. ACL Anthology: MDSBots@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Language, Hate Speech, and Targets using MURTweet 
Link: https://aclanthology.org/2025.chipsal-1.35/
2. GitHub Repo: MDSBots@NLU of Devanagari Script Languages 2025: Detection of Language, Hate Speech, and Targets using MURTweet 
Link: https://github.com/thapaliya123/MDSBots
3. Medium: Google BERT
Link: https://medium.com/@thapaliyanish123/google-bert-8e990b64f570
4. Image Captioning using PyTorch
Link: https://github.com/thapaliya123/image-captioning

LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anish-thapaliya-83a806194/

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