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THE BOARD
Marketing
business
Control
HArdware
Autonomy
Perception
Coach

The board is responsible for the whole team. They make sure the organization is moving forward and plan the future of Ascend.

Christoffer Lauritz Wandem

Leader

Audun Indreeide

Deputy Leader

Tora Vestlund

Head of Marketing

Elias Bostrøm

Head of Business

August Lind

Chief Engineer

Håkon Karlsen

Deputy Chief Engineer

Torodd Solberg

Head of Finance

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

Tora Vestlund

Head of Marketing

Adina Jensen Wattum

Content Creator

Iver Hovstein Thorsberg

Motion Graphic Designer

Sindre Slaatten Sollid

Photo- & Videographer

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.

Elias Bostrøm

Head of Business

Max Dahl

Business Member

Dara Champathong Langved

Business Member

Solan Renolen

Business Member

Sigurd Hognestad Straumann

Business 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

Alper Yarenbasi

Control Group Leader

Larry Yang Cheng

Control Member

Joar Matias Bjørnsson Breivik

Control Member

Sindre Otterlei Navelsaker

Control Member

Magnus Erik Weedon-Fekjær

Control Member

Syver Svelle Kyvik

Control Member

Aksel Skagestad Størdal

Control Member

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

Oskar Norevik Meldal

Hardware Group Leader

Philipp Weiss

Hardware Member

Peter Døvle

Hardware Member

Selina Bolme

Hardware Member

Karol Józef Szczypka

Hardware Member

Tormod Axelsson Hagen

Hardware Member

Charlotte Schreiner

Hardware Member

Pelle Bredegg Hermansen

Hardware Member

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

Frida Sorken Isachsen

Autonomy Group Leader

Lars André Roda Jansen

Autonomy Member

Christian Uteng Borch

Autonomy Member

Lucas Sedberg

Autonomy Member

Anton Tausvik

Autonomy Member

Dorthea Munch-Ellingsen Selnes

Autonomy Member

Martine Heiestad

Autonomy Member

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

Peter Lingås

Perception Group Leader

Axel Filseth

Perception Member

Renate Lorena Midtgård

Perception Member

Elilan Gregory

Perception Member

Eirik Wattum Stuksrud

Perception Member

Aksel Holsvik Eriksen

Perception Member

Fabian René Sopp

Perception Member

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