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.

Hans Bertil Olsson
Leader

Bendik Norli
Deputy Leader

Glenn Varhaug
Chief Engineer

Andreas Traa Utkilen
Deputy Chief Engineer

Magnus Sparre Hovet
Head of Business

Katinka Fjellet Figved
Head of Marketing
Marius Aasland Thorbergsen
Head of Finance
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Marketing is the group responsible for making Ascend visible on campus and spreading Ascends vision to the world.

Katinka Fjellet Figved
Marketing Group Leader

Maren Garcia de Presno Andersen
Web Designer

Lara Rafaela Pinheiro Jacobsen
Graphic Designer

Maja Floen
Social Media Manager

Ba Huy Pham
Videographer

Marek Myrebøe Engels
Photographer
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Business manages all sponsor relations and much more

Magnus Sparre Hovet
Business Team Leader

Khurram Shahzad Rana
Business Group Member

Oliver Magnus Wahlen
Business Group Member

Ola Okkenhaug
Business Group Member

Varvara Chinaeva
Business Group Member

Eivind Styve Staalesen
Business Group Member
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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 Andresen Bjerk
Control Group Leader

Đorđe Veljković
Control Group Member

Håvard Hansteen Nakling
Control Group Member

Tuva Kristoffersen Grødem
Control Group Member
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Andreas Jonsebråten
Control Group Member

Martin Ansteensen
Control Group Member

Liam Robert Shepard
Control Group 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.

Svein Isdahl
Hardware Group Leader

Hauk Bjørneklett
Hardware Group Member
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Nikolai Markussen
Hardware Group Member

Markus Pedersen
Hardware Group Member

Micaela Anne House
Hardware Group Member

Daniel Leon Marchand
Hardware Group Member

Sigrun Vik
Hardware Group 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.

Bård Raddum Wikmark
Autonomy Group Leader

Alexandra Hügli
Autonomy Group Member

Morten Sørensen
Autonomy Group Member

Philip Særsten Handeland
Autonomy Team Member

Viktor Amund Holsvik
Autonomy Group Member

Marcus Alexander Lien Cid
Autonomy Group Member

Paul Christian Cappelen
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.

Edvard Sire
Perception Group Leader

Nicolai Adil Øyen Aatif
Perception Group Member
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Magnus Eide-Fredriksen
Perception Group Member

Ulrik Ytteborg Isdahl
Perception Group Member
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Markus Kinn
Perception Group Member

Dennis Heinz Rudolf Krön
Perception Group Member

Are Årøen Lykke
Perception Group Member

Ask Hallem-Berg
Perception Group Member
Former Ascend NTNU members eager to share their knowledge with the team.

Dag Barstad Økland
Autonomy Coach

Eivind Sunde Eriksen
Autonomy Coach

Eivind Møen
Control Coach

Filip Jozef Paw
Hardware Coach

Henrik Brinch van Meenen
Marketing Coach

Herman Hytta Gunnarsen
Board Coach

Ingrid Corlett Amdahl
Finance Coach

Isak Dalseg Haseth
Business Coach

Jørgen Vesterheim Knutsen
Control Coach

Jørgen Leirvik Knoph
Hardware Coach

Kristoffer Sunde Møvik
Technical Coach

Mikkel Stårvik
Perception Coach

Peik Weidemann Wieland
Marketing Coach

Robin Østern Lien
Perception Coach

Sigrid Mellemseter
Control Coach

Øyvind Taksdal Stubhaug
Technical Coach

Magnus Cederkvist
Hardware Coach

Marius Johannessen
Hardware Coach

Anette Hatlen
Marketing Coach