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

Martin Varhaugvik
Head of Finance

Ole Kristian Brettingen
Head of Business

Maja Floen
Head of Marketing
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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

Petter Collett Birkelid
Motion Graphic Designer

Christian Uteng Borch
Photo- & Videographer

Varvara Chinaeva
Content Creator
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Business is responsible for retaining and developing meaningful relationships with important partners. They are also responsible for planning and executing various events during the year.

Ole Kristian Brettingen
Head of Business

Martin Hillestad
Key Account Manager

Gurveer Singh
Key Account Manager

Axel Filseth
Key Account Manager

Anders Vestrum
Key Account Manager

Amandus Hovrud
Key Account Manager
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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

Tilde Eriksen Eine
Control Member

Philipp Weiss
Control Member

Marius Alexandre Olivier
Control Member

Lucas Sedberg
Control Member

Håkon Karlsen
Control Member

Daniel Stenseth
Control Member
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The hardware group is responsible for the design of the drone. Material choice, strength calculations, electrical, aerodynamics, propulsion and production.
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Nikolai Markussen
Hardware Group Leader

Roald Skibsrud
Hardware Member

Oskar Fjæreide Alvestad
Hardware Member

Mathieu Jean Damien Bornet
Hardware Member

Jakob Eikeland
Hardware Member

Denisa Ionela Petraru
Hardware Member

Oskar Meldal
Hardware Member
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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

Lars André Jansen
Autonomy Member

Frida Isachsen
Autonomy Member

Adrian Flemmen
Autonomy Member

Viktor Amund Holsvik
Autonomy Group Member
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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

Øystein Berntzen
Perception Member
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Andreas Jonsebråten
Perception Group Member

Siri Wikeland
Perception Member

Noah Hessen Bjerke
Perception Member

August Lind
Perception Member

Alexander Gabrielsen
Perception Member
Former Ascend NTNU members eager to share their knowledge with the team.

Hans Bertil Olsson
Board Coach

Bendik Norli
Board Coach

Andreas Traa Utkilen
Technical Coach

Glenn Varhaug
Board HR Coach

Magnus Sparre Hovet
Business Coach

Katinka Fjellet Figved
Marketing Coach

Mikkel Stårvik
Coach

Marius Johanssen
Hardware Coach

Jørgem Vesterheim Knutsen
Control Coach

Øyvind Taksdal Stubhaug
Technical Coach

Đorđe Veljković
Control Coach

Magnus Cederkvist
Hardware Coach

Kristoffer Sunde Møvik
Technical Coach

Jørgen Leirvik Knoph
Hardware Coach

Hauk Bjørneklett
Hardware Coach

Eivind Møen
Control Coach

Dennis Krön
Perception Coach

Ba Huy Pham
Marketing Coach

Alexandra Hügli
Autonomy Coach

Bård Raddum Wikmark
Autonomy Coach

Fredrik Andresen Bjerk
Control Coach

Håvard Hansteen Nakling
Control Coach

Edvard Sire
Perception Coach

Nicolai Adil Øyen Aatif
Perception Coach

Markus Pedersen
Hardware Coach

Svein Isdahl
Hardware Coach

Ulrik Ytteborg Isdahl
Perception Coach

Morten Sørensen
Autonomy Coach

Marcus Alexander Lien Cid
Autonomy Coach