WHO ARE WE?
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
Victor Moland
Hardware Member
Vegard Bakkene Aasen
Hardware Member
Nils Christoffer Joys Røang
Hardware Member
Morten Austnes
Hardware Member
Lars Mathias Topstad
Hardware Member
Jørgen Knoph
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
Peik Wieland
Perception Member
Ole Andreas Wammer
Perception Member
Markus Risa Vesterud
Perception Member
Mikkel Stårvik
Perception Member
Dorde Veljkovic
Perception Member
Daniel Skauge
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
Sophia Gjerstad
Writer
Jørgen Knutsen
Graphic Design
Johanna Wilmers
Social Media
Herman Hytta Gunnarsen
Key Account Manager
Henrik Brinch van Meenen
Photographer
Harald Schjølberg Evensen
Graphic- and Web Design
Eirik Drage Steen
Video Editor
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
Kristoffer Sunde Møvik
AI member
Katarzyna Szlejter
AI Member
Jakob Horn Jernsletten
AI Member
Eivind Sunde Eriksen
AI Member
Dag Økland
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
Vetle Rasmussen
Control Member
Sigrid Mellemseter
Control Member
Leon Körkemeier
Control Member
Glenn Risvold Varhaug
Control Member
Emma Våge
Control Member
Eivind Møen
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.
Kristian Gulaker
DevOps Group Leader
Shayan Alinejad
DevOps Member
Emily Cosgriff
DevOps Member
Eirik Drage Steen
DevOps Member
Asbjørn Olav Orvedal
DevOps Member
Former Ascend NTNU members eager to share their knowledge with the team.
Torjus Bakkene
Perception- and DevOps group coach
Sebastian Skogen-Raa
AI group coach
Oskar Østby
Board group coach
Marcus Lerfald
Control group coach
Inger Lovise Pleym Fjellgaard
Board group coach
Andrine Kirstine Gudbrandsen
Marketing team coach
Adrian Stokdal Opheim
Hardware group coach
Aksel Lunde Aase
AI group coach