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 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
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
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
Oskar Meldal
Hardware Member
Denisa Ionela Petraru
Hardware Member
Jakob Eikeland
Hardware Member
Mathieu Jean Damien Bornet
Hardware Member
Oskar Fjæreide Alvestad
Hardware Member
Roald Skibsrud
Hardware Member
Thomas Bjerrum
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
Board HR 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
Øyvind Taksdal Stubhaug
Technical Coach
Jørgem Vesterheim Knutsen
Control Coach
Marius Johanssen
Hardware Coach