ASCEND NTNU - Key Persons

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

Ann Therese Kjenes

Job Titles:

Business Manager

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

Bartosz Rafal Szatkowski

ba..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Bendik Norli

be..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Autonomy Group Member
Deputy Leader

Benedikt Mithassel

be..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Member

Birk Tjelmeland

Job Titles:

Autonomous Drone Racing Member

Brage Eikanger

Job Titles:

Project Manager
Control Member

Cecilie Nikolaisen

ce..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Deputy Chief
Engineer

Chris André Brombach

Job Titles:

Control Leader
Control Member

Christian Wilhelmsen

Job Titles:

Control Member
Hardware Coach
Hardware Group Leader

Dag Barstad Økland

Job Titles:

Coach
AI Group Leader
Autonomy Group Leader

Daniel Leon Marchand

da..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

Dennis Heinz Rudolf Krön

de..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Didrik Galteland

Job Titles:

Autonomous Drone Racing Member

Dorde Veljkovic

do..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Member

Edvard Grødem

Job Titles:

Hardware Leader
Hardware Member

Edvard Narum

Job Titles:

Autonomous Drone Racing Member

Edvard Sire

ed..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Leader
Perception Group Member

Eirik Drage Steen

ei..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Event Manager
Video Editor

Eivind Møen

Job Titles:

Control
Control Group Leader
Control Member

Eivind Styve Staalesen

ei..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

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

Eivind Sunde Eriksen

Job Titles:

Coach
AI Member
Autonomy Group Member

Elias Færøy Bergquist

el..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
Project Manager
Hardware Member

Elias Prytz

el..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

AI Member

Eline Marie Håve

el..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
Deputy Project Manager

Emil Martens

Job Titles:

Control Member
Perception Leader
Perception Member

Emilie Moan

em..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Event Manager

Emilie Udnæs

Job Titles:

Marketing Manager
Communication Leader

Emily Cosgriff

em..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

DevOps Member

Emma Våge

em..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Member
Perception Member

Erik Gabrielsen

er..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

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

Erling Solberg

Job Titles:

Deputy Project Manager
Sponsor Manager

Filip Grevle Lolland

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Coach Hardware
Hardware Group Leader

Filip Jozef Paw

fi..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Coach
Hardware Group Member

Fredrik Andresen Bjerk

fr..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Leader
Control Group Member

Fredrik Fuglerud Flugstad

Job Titles:

Business Group Member

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

Glenn Varhaug

gl..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Control Group Member

DevOps is the glue between the technical groups. Their work is varied, ranging from development, testing and maintenance of software and systems, to code automation and streamlining processes.

Hans Theodor Johansen

Job Titles:

Coach Hardware and Perception

Harald Schjølberg Evensen

ha..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Helene Åsvang

Job Titles:

Head of Economics
Marketing Member

Henrik Vevatne

he..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Graphic Designer

Herman Hytta Gunnarsen

he..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Key Account Manager
Leader
Team Leader
Board Coach

Håvard Brenne

ha..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Deputy Chief
Engineer
Hardware Group Leader
Hardware Member

Håvard Hansteen Nakling

ha..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Member

Håvard Skåra Mellbye

Job Titles:

Coach Control
Control Coach
Control Group Leader
Control Member

Idar Wik

id..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Business Group Member

Inger-Lovise Pleym Fjellgaard - CMO

Job Titles:

Coach
Head of Marketing
Board Group Coach
Deputy Project Manager
Marketing Group Leader

Ingrid Corlett Amdahl - CFO

Job Titles:

Coach
Finance
Head of Finance

Isak Dalseg Haseth

is..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Head
Business Coach
Business Group Leader

Jo Aleksander Johansen

Job Titles:

Project Manager
Hardware Member

Johanna Wilmers

jo..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Social Media

Jørgen Leirvik Knoph

Job Titles:

Hardware Coach
Hardware Group Leader
Hardware Member

Jørgen Vesterheim Knutsen

Job Titles:

Control Coach
Control Group Member

Katinka Fjellet Figved - CMO

ka..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Head of Marketing
Marketing Group Leader

Kevin Kaldvansvik

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Coach Technical

Kevin Meyer

Job Titles:

Deputy Chief
Engineer
Perception Member

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

Khurram Shahzad Rana

kh..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Business Group Leader
Business Group Member

Kristian Sandaa

Job Titles:

Project Manager
Board Coach

Kristine Stray - CMO

Job Titles:

Head of Marketing
Marketing Coach
Marketing Leader
Marketing Member

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

Kristoffer Sunde Møvik

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
AI Member
Deputy Leader
Technical

Lara Rafaela Pinheiro Jacobsen

la..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Graphic Designer

Lars Kvandal

la..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

Lars Mathias

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Leader
Hardware Member

Leon Körkemeier

le..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Member

Liam Robert Shepard

li..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Member

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

Magnus Cederkvist

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Coach
Hardware Group Member

Magnus Eide-Fredriksen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Magnus Reiersen

Job Titles:

Deputy Chief
Engineer
AI Group Leader

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

Magnus Sparre

Job Titles:

Business Group Leader
Business Team Leader
Head of Business

Maja Floen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Social Media Manager

Marcus Alexander Lien Cid

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Autonomy Group Member

Marcus Lerfald

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Coach
Control Group Leader
Control Member

Marek Myrebøe Engels

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Photographer

Maren Garcia

Job Titles:

Web Designer
Marketing Group Leader

Marius Aasland Thorbergsen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

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

Marius Johannessen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
Hardware Coach
Hardware Group Leader
Hardware Member

Markus Kinn

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Markus Pedersen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

Martin Ansteensen

ma..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Member

Martin Sollie

Job Titles:

Control
Control Group Leader

Mathias Skogen Raa

Job Titles:

Web Developer

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

Matias Christensen

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Coach
Board Coach
Coach Technical
Perception Group Leader

Micaela Anne House

mi..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

Mikkel Stårvik

mi..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Coach
Perception Group Leader
Perception Member

Morten Austnes

mo..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware

Morten Sørensen

mo..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Autonomy Group Member

Nadia Wangberg

Job Titles:

AI Member
Autonomous Drone Racing Member
Perception Member

Nicolai Adil Øyen Aatif

ni..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Group Member

Niklas Molnes Hole

Job Titles:

Web Developer
AI Member

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

Nikolai Markussen

ni..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

Oliver Magnus Wahlen

ol..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Business Group Member

Oskar Østby

Job Titles:

Project Manager
Board Group Coach
Control Member

Patrick Sjåstad Langseth

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Paul Erik Frivold

Job Titles:

Autonomous Drone Racing Member

Peder Mathias W. Teigmo

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Hardware Coach

Peik Weidemann Wieland

pe..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Marketing Coach
Perception Member / Marketing Is the Group Responsible for Making Ascend Visible on Campus and Spreading Ascends Vision to the World
Photographer

Petter Nicolai Krogh

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Petter Nilsen

pe..@ascend.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Member

Renate Askevold

re..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Graphic Design
Marketing Member

Robin Østern Lien

ro..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Perception Coach
Perception Group Member

Runar André Saure

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Sander Boye Eikeland

sa..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Head of Economics

Sara Edvardsen

Job Titles:

Marketing Member

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

Sebastian Skogen-Raa

Job Titles:

AI Group Coach
AI Member
Marketing Member

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

Shayan Alinejad

sh..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
DevOps Member

Sigrid Mellemseter

si..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
Control Coach

Sigrun Vik

si..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

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.

Sigurd Werner-Torgersen

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Sigve Lysne

si..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Autonomy Group Member

Simen Gangstad

si..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Leader
Control Member

Sindre Byrkjedal Kummervold

si..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Coach
Perception Member

Siri Hornes

Job Titles:

Marketing Member

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

Sondre Holth Rognlien

Job Titles:

Control Member

The TAC team designs a whole functioning drone system from hardware through AI/Control to perception systems, to compete in the Tau Aerial Challenge 2021.

Sophia Gjerstad

so..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Writer

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

Stian Ismar

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Svein Isdahl

sv..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Group Leader

Théo Degeorges

th..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Member

Tiril Isaksen - CMO

ti..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Head of Marketing

The hardware group is responsible for the design of the drone. Material choice, strength calculations, electrical, aerodynamics, propulsion and production. Marketing is the group responsible for making Ascend visible on campus and spreading Ascends vision to the world.

Tobias Stene Hansteen

Job Titles:

Technical Leader

Torjus Bakkene

to..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Chief Engineer
Perception - and DevOps Group Coach
Perception Group Leader
Perception Member

Truls Olsen

Job Titles:

Head of Economics

Tuva Kristoffersen Grødem

tu..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Group Member

Tyler McAllister

Job Titles:

Autonomous Drone Racing Member / Marketing Is the Group Responsible for Making Ascend Visible on Campus and Spreading Ascends Vision to the World
Perception Member

Ulrich Isachsen

Job Titles:

Perception Group Leader

Varvara Chinaeva

va..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Business Group Member

Vebjørn Isaksen

Job Titles:

Deputy Project Manager

Vegard Andreas Bergum

Job Titles:

AI Member

Vegard Bakkene Aasen

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

Vetle Rasmussen

ve..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Control Member

DevOps is the glue between the technical groups. Their work is varied, ranging from development, testing and maintenance of software and systems, to code automation and streamlining processes.

Victor Moland

vi..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Hardware Member

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

Viktor Amund Holsvik

vi..@ascendntnu.no

Job Titles:

Autonomy Group Member

Vilde Gjærum

Job Titles:

Deputy Chief
Engineer
AI Member

Øyvind Taksdal Stubhaug

Job Titles:

Coach
Technical Coach

Đorđe Veljković

Job Titles:

Control Group Member