TEAM

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.

Oliver Hole Ekelund

Leader

Oliver Magnus Wahlen

Deputy Leader

Markus Kinn

Chief Engineer

Ask Hallem-Berg

Deputy Chief Engineer

Maja Floen

Head of Marketing

Ole Kristian Brettingen

Head of Business

Martin Varhaugvik

Head of Finance

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

Maja Floen

Head of Marketing

Lara Rafaela Pinheiro Jacobsen

Graphic- and Web Designer

Tora Vestlund

Content Creator

Varvara Chinaeva

Content Creator

Christian Uteng Borch

Photo- & Videographer

Petter Collett Birkelid

Motion Graphic Designer

Business manages all sponsor relations and much more

Ole Kristian Brettingen

Head of Business

Amandus Hovrud

Key Account Manager

Anders Vestrum

Key Account Manager

Axel Filseth

Key Account Manager

Gurveer Singh

Key Account Manager

Martin Hillestad

Key Account Manager

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

Fredrik Spalder

Control Group Leader

Daniel Stenseth

Control Member

Håkon Karlsen

Control Member

Lucas Sedberg

Control Member

Marius Alexandre Olivier

Control Member

Oskar Meldal

Control Member

Philipp Weiss

Control Member

Tilde Eriksen Eine

Control Member

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

Nikolai Markussen

Hardware Group Leader

Denisa Ionela Petraru

Hardware Member

Jakob Eikeland

Hardware Member

Mathieu Jean Damien Bornet

Hardware Member

Oskar Fjæreide Alvestad

Hardware Member

Roland Skibsrud

Hardware Member

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

Paul Christian Cappelen

Autonomy Group Leader

Daniel Marchand

Autonomy Member

Viktor Amund Holsvik

Autonomy Group Member

Adrian Flemmen

Autonomy Member

Frida Isachsen

Autonomy Member

Lars André Jansen

Autonomy Member

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

Magnus Eide-Fredriksen

Perception Group Leader

Are Årøen Lykke

Perception Group Member

Andreas Jonsebråten

Perception Group Member

Øystein Berntzen

Perception Member

Siri Wikeland

Perception Member

Alexander Gabrielsen

Perception Member

August Lind

Perception Member

Noah Hessen Bjerke

Perception Member

Former Ascend NTNU members eager to share their knowledge with the team.

Hans Bertil Olsson

Board Coach

Bendik Norli

Board Coach

Glenn Varhaug

Technical Coach

Andreas Traa Utkilen

Technical Coach

Katinka Fjellet Figved

Marketing Coach

Magnus Sparre Hovet

Business Coach

Marcus Alexander Lien Cid

Autonomy Coach

Morten Sørensen

Autonomy Coach

Ulrik Ytteborg Isdahl

Perception Coach

Svein Isdahl

Hardware Coach

Marius Aasland Thorbergsen

Finance Coach

Markus Pedersen

Hardware Coach

Nicolai Adil Øyen Aatif

Perception Coach

Edvard Sire

Perception Coach

Håvard Hansteen Nakling

Control Coach

Fredrik Andresen Bjerk

Control Coach

Bård Raddum Wikmark

Autonomy Coach

Alexandra Hügli

Autonomy Coach

Ba Huy Pham

Marketing Coach

Dennis Krön

Perception Coach

Eivind Møen

Control Coach

Hauk Bjørneklett

Hardware Coach

Jørgen Leirvik Knoph

Hardware Coach

Kristoffer Sunde Møvik

Technical Coach

Magnus Cederkvist

Hardware Coach