Team 2026

Andreas Skagen
Project Manager
Chairman of the Board

Axel Robert Olivier Jenssen
Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Board

Jørgen Fjermedal
CTO Software
Member of the Board

Lasse Johansen
Deputy Project Manager
Deputy chair of the board

Yatavi Suresh
Marketing Lead
Member of the Board

Yatavi Suresh
Leader of Marketing Group
Member of the board

Iver Haddal
Member of Marketing
Marketing
Vortex’s marketing team promotes the organization’s brand, projects, and members. They manage the brand image, create content, handle social media, and public relations, and also design the website. Their efforts boost engagement, increase organizational awareness, and drive growth.

Julie Qiao Hall
Member of Marketing

Levi Ivan Wangensteen
Member of Marketing
Member of Mechanical

Weixin Lu
Member of Marketing

Nora Aasbø Heiberg
Leader of Mechanical Group
Mechanical
We work with 3D modeling in CAD & SolidWorks; developing the physical parts of the vessles. Essentially, we combine fluid statics with bright solutions to develop a stable and safe vehicle which will perform to the best of its abilities.

Edvin Stange
Member of Mechanical

Levi Ivan Wangensteen
Member of Mechanical
Member of Marketing

Eirik Skage
Member of Mechanical

Lucknra Yaempryong
Member of Mechanical

Igor Nachman
Member of Mechanical

Martine Solberg
Member of Mechanical

Simen Lund Grønli
Member of Mechanical

Torkil Sand Torvanger
Member of Mechanical

Tormod Kleiv Von Haffenbrädl
Leader of Electrical Group
Electronics
We are responsible for all the electronics and thereby they work with PCB and circuit design, which the vessel's functionality depends greatly on. Power supply solution, signal processing and acoustics are key tasks we work with as well.

Birk Simen Geitanger Bønes
Member of Electronics

Endre Fotland
Member of Electronics

Erlend Langeggen
Member of Electronics

Fredrik Flo
Member of Electronics

Oliver Børmark Sæther
Member of Electronics

Peder Anton Rustadbakken
Member of Electronics

Vikingur SIgurdsson
Member of Electronics

Øystein Romundstad Gjessing
Member of Electronics

Cyprian Osinski
Leader of Control Group
Control
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Ahmed Borchani
Member of Control

Akira Techapattaraporn
Member of Control

Anbit Adhikari
Member of Control

Filip Nilsen
Member of Control

Henrik Mæland Haakenaasen
Member of Control

Kerem Mohammed Saga
Member of Control

Thomas Paulsen
Member of Control

Philip-André Broch-Torp
Leader of Autonomy Group
Autonomous Systems
We design, implement, test and tune controllers and path following algorithms for the drones, with the aim of making our AUV and ASV autonomous.

Hinthujan Thigarajah
Member of Autonomy

Liang Ji Zhu
Member of Autonomy

Mateus Machado Pedrosa
Member of Autonomy

Mathias Gustafson
Member of Autonomy

Mikael Kofoed
Member of Autonomy

Sina Aanstad
Member of Autonomy

Andreas Kluge Svendsrud
Leader of Perception Group
Perception
The Percetion team ensures our drones perceive their surroundings. They work with sonar, lidar and cameras with the goal of performing object detection, target tracking as well as mapping the environment.

Anton Tran
Member of Perception

Gard Eltvik Grønnerød
Member of Perception

Jens Christian Aanestad
Member of Perception

Mads Engesvoll
Member of Perception

Ole Agaton Ellingsberg Helmers
Member of Perception

Sophia Mina Friedensburg
Member of Perception

Nathaniel Førrisdahl
Leader of Embedded Systems Group
Embedded Systems
We are the architects of the drones' intelligence, developing and programming the core systems that enable communication between all onboard components. Our team designs and implements the low-level software that powers the sensors, controls, and decision-making processes, ensuring the AUV and ASV can autonomously perceive and navigate their environment.

Ali Sarikaya
Member of Embedded

André Johan Frachon Bjerknes
Member of Embedded

Jonathan Skomsøy Hübertz
Member of Embedded

Markus Sandvik
Member of Embedded

Rikke Schjønsby
Member of Embedded

Tommaso Chinello
Member of Embedded

Ole Alexander Vimo Herrem
Member of Admin

Ravn Nordling Tønnesen
Member of Admin

Waldemar Riiser
Member of Admin

Eirik Stokker Aksdal
Member of GUI

Jonas Rundfloen
Member of GUI

Niclas Svardal
Member of GUI