WHO ARE WE?

The board is responsible for the whole team. They make sure the organization is moving forward and plan the future of Ascend.

Elias Færøy Bergquist

Project Manager

Eline Marie Håve

Deputy Project Manager

Sander Boye Eikeland

Head of Economics

Øyvind Taksdal Stubhaug

Chief Engineer

Cecilie Nikolaisen

Deputy Chief Engineer

Anette Hatlen

Head of Marketing

The hardware group is responsible for the design of the drone. Material choice, strength calculations, electrical, aerodynamics, propulsion and production.

Marius Johannessen

Hardware Group Leader

Jørgen Knoph

Hardware Member

Lars Mathias Topstad

Hardware Member

Morten Austnes

Hardware Member

Nils Christoffer Joys Røang

Hardware Member

Vegard Bakkene Aasen

Hardware Member

Victor Moland

Hardware Member

State estimation of the drone and beyond. The perception group converts sensor input to meaningful information about the drone and its environment.

Sindre Kummervold

Perception Group Leader

Daniel Skauge

Perception Member

Dorde Veljkovic

Perception Member

Mikkel Stårvik

Perception Member

Markus Risa Vesterud

Perception Member

Ole Andreas Wammer

Perception Member

Peik Wieland

Perception Member

Marketing is the group responsible for making Ascend visible on campus and spreading Ascends vision to the world.

Anette Hatlen

Head of Marketing

Andreas Thunestveit Bjørkum

Event Manager

Eirik Drage Steen

Video Editor

Harald Schjølberg Evensen

Graphic- and Web Design

Henrik Brinch van Meenen

Photographer

Herman Hytta Gunnarsen

Key Account Manager

Johanna Wilmers

Social Media

Jørgen Knutsen

Graphic Design

Sophia Gjerstad

Writer

Finding the optimal behaviour to solve the mission at hand. The AI group takes the latest AI research from theory to practice.

Sindre Nordtveit

AI Group Leader

Dag Økland

AI Member

Eivind Sunde Eriksen

AI Member

Jakob Horn Jernsletten

AI Member

Katarzyna Szlejter

AI Member

Kristoffer Sunde Møvik

AI member

Control designs the command systems that bring the drone from A to B safely. They also work with flight controllers, sensors, obstacle avoidance and simulation

Tord Natlandsmyr

Control Group Leader

Eivind Møen

Control Member

Emma Våge

Control Member

Glenn Risvold Varhaug

Control Member

Leon Körkemeier

Control Member

Sigrid Mellemseter

Control Member

Vetle Rasmussen

Control Member

DevOps is the glue between the technical groups. Their work is varied, ranging from development, testing and maintenance of software and systems, to code automation and streamlining processes.