Ready to explore the future of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?
Join PyTorch Meetup Nepal 2026, a community-driven event bringing together students, developers, researchers, educators, and AI enthusiasts for a day of learning, networking, and innovation. As one of the fastest-growing machine learning frameworks, PyTorch has become a cornerstone of modern AI development, and this meetup aims to connect both experienced practitioners and newcomers interested in AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI.
Whether you're beginning your AI journey or already building intelligent systems, this event offers opportunities to learn from experts, participate in hands-on workshops and engage with Nepal's growing AI community.
📅 Date: June 27, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Herald College Kathmandu, Naxal
🎫 Early Bird Fee: Rs 250 (before June 10, 2026)
🎟️ Regular Fee: Rs 300
💻 Laptop: Participants are recommended to bring their own laptops
• Technical talks on AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Hands-on learning with real-world AI applications
• Open-source discussions and community networking
• Insights from industry professionals and researchers
• Opportunities to connect with Nepal's growing AI ecosystem
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM: Registration Confirmation
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM: Opening Session by Arun Bhandari, PyTorch Ambassador
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM: Keynote Speaker Session
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Workshop - Training HimalayaGPT 0.5B: Building a Nepali-optimized LLM from Pretraining to Instruction Tuning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Workshop - Unsloth and vLLM for Training and Inference of LLMs
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Hi-tea and Photo Session
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Workshop Session
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion - Sovereign AI in Nepal
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Networking and Photo Session
Unsloth and vLLM for Training and Inference of LLMs
Aatiz Ghimire
Lecturer @ Herald College Kathmandu
HPC Research Engineer @ TU Supercomputing Center\
Training HimalayaGPT 0.5B: Building a Nepali-optimized LLM from Pretraining to Instruction Tuning
Dinesh Karki
Founder & Chief AI Engineer @ HimalayaAI
Sovereign AI in Nepal
Moderator: Sandhya Karki
PyTorch Community Nepal
📧 Email: pytorchnepal@gmail.com
📞 Phone: 9865609055
💼 LinkedIn: PyTorch Community Nepal
