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
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
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
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
Andreas Jonsebråten
Control Group Member
Martin Ansteensen
Control Group Member
Liam Robert Shepard
Control Group Member
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
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
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
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
Magnus Eide-Fredriksen
Perception Group Member
Ulrik Ytteborg Isdahl
Perception Group Member
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