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name: Loong Dai
ID: daxiang0
info:
  - employer: Intel
  - discord: loong
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#### Name

Nominator: Forrest Zhao (@forrest-zhao)

Nominee: Loong Dai (@daixiang0)
 
#### Company Affiliation

Intel

#### Loong's work and/or contributions to Dapr

He actively contributes to the community, introduces WASM to Dapr, adds [WASM HTTP middleware feature](https://docs.dapr.io/reference/components-reference/supported-middleware/middleware-wasm/), and works with contributors from Tetrate and other companies to optimize and enrich usage scenarios of WASM in Dapr.

As a maintainer, he actively conducts code reviews and conscientiously performs maintainer duties.

As a contributor in China, he takes the initiative to communicate with Chinese users and developers to understand their opinions and expectations for Dapr, shares these ideas with the community, and works with them to promote the establishment of the Dapr China Conference.

Also, he participates in various events and big conferences, such as KuebeCon, DaprCon, OpenInfra Days China, etc., to promote Dapr and recommend to attendees to try and use Dapr.

#### Why he is running

Loong has a deep passion for Dapr and brings a unique experience in networking, performance optimization and security. In addition, he intends to invest in improving Dapr's integration with WASM and help oversee the technical direction of the project for the benefit of all users.