Team 2025
Vortex is proud to present to you this years team. We consist of 50 members, from several different studies. Take a look around and get to know the team.
THE BOARD
The Board decides in all significant matters and have overall strategic and management responsibilities. Vortex is lead by the board; unifying the organization.
LEADERSHIP
The leaders at Vortex ensure the project sees the light of day by leading each respective technical group. They are committed to develop their groups and the project.
Jørgen
Fjermedal
Software - Leader of
Situational Awareness
Alvar
Guddingsmo
Electrical Team Leader
Anders S. Høgden
Software - Leader of Autonomous Systems
Andreas K.
Svendsrud
Software - Leader of DevOps
Ibrahim F.
Abdalaal
Software - Leader of Embedded Systems
Marius Østbyhaug
Mechanical Group Leader
Marketing
Ingrid Nygård
Marketing Lead
Member of board
Yatavi Suresh
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.
Mina Omar Al-Dolaimi
Member of Marketing
Erica Encarnacion Berger
Member of Marketing
Mechanical
Subgroup of Hardware
Marius
Østbyhaug
Leader of Mechanical Group
Alice Michelle Parnas
Mechanical Deputy Lead
Joachim Skjæveland Nesse
Member of Mechanical
Mathias Dam
Member of Mechanical
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.
Charlotte Marie Nisbet Huseby
Member of Mechanical
Julienne Hoel
Tche
Member of Mechanical
Harald Stulien Robstad
Member of Mechanical
Vijay Pal-Singh
Member of Mechanical
Stian Le
Member of Mechanical
Electronics
Subgroup of Hardware
Alvar
Guddingsmo
Leader of Electrical Group
Vikingur Sigurdsson
Member of Electronics
Nicholas Berryman
Member of Electronics
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.
Erlend Langeggen
Member of Electronics
Tormod Kleiv von Haffenbrädl
Member of Electronics
Ole Reidar Skårsmoen
Member of Electronics
Michal Jachimowicz
Member of Electronics
Software
The software group is divided into four sub-groups. Autonomous systems, Situational Awareness, Embedded Systems and DevOps.
Jørgen
Fjermedal
Software - Leader of Situational Awareness
Christopher Bjørge
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Simon Edna
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness
The Situational Awareness 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.
Kham Lian Tuang Samte
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Felicia Creutzig
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Ole Helmers
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Md Shamin Yeasher Yousha
Software - Member of Situational Awareness
Anders S.
Høgden
Software - Leader of Autonomous Systems
Abubakar Aliyu Badawi
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
Håkon Støren
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
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.
Alberto Morselli
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
Talha Nauman Choudhry
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
Cyprian Osinski
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
Vetle Støren
Software - Member of Autonomous Systems
Ibrahim F.
Abdalaal
Software - Leader of Embedded Systems
(devious boi)
Afras Mansoor
Software - Member of Embedded Systems
Thomas Paulen
Software - Member of Embedded Systems
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.
Filip Nilsen
Software - Member of Embedded Systems
Henrik Teksle Sandok
Software - Member of Embedded Systems
Leo Moe
Software - Member of Embedded Systems
Andreas K.
Svendsrud
Software - Leader of DevOps
Nathaniel Førrisdahl
Software - Member of DevOps
Viktor Vikingstad
Software - Member of DevOps
DevOps
The DevOps team is embedded within each software group to enforce best practices in version control (Git and GitHub), set up CI/CD pipelines, and streamline development processes. By bridging the gap between development and operations, they improve the efficiency and reliability of our software systems.
Sondre Haugen
Software - Member of DevOps
Vegard Johansen
Software - Member of DevOps
Yauhen Yavorski
Software - Member of DevOps
LEGACY GROUP
(under construction)
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Nils
Leader of Mentors
"Woof woof" - Nils (1694)
ALexander
Brackenbury
Mentor - The Admin
Tortilla Man
Ronja Kræmer
Mentor - Previous Autonomous Leader
Queen of Sensors
Jonas
Fillan
Mentor - Previous HW Lead
Skrotmester
Theo A.
Martin
Mentor - Previous SW Lead
Wiki-leaks
Mentors
Honorary members and mentors are non-active members who provide support for the project and the active members without any obligation.
Andreas Skagen
Mentor - Previous CFO
Vortex BNP
Gjermund
Bjørnstad
Mentor - Previous HW Lead
ORCA Ops
Tina Harildstad
Mentor - Previous Hardware Lead
Queen of Hardware
Benjaminas Visockis
Mentor - Previous Software Lead
BenG
Christopher Strøm
Mentor - SW Lead
Loremaster
Kristian Sem
Mentor - Previous Deputy Lead
Doppler Velocity Sensor
Ivan Gushkov
Mentor
Snake Handler
Kari
Hjelen
Mentor - Marketing Lead
Kemist
Sebastian Sudmann
Mentor - Mechanics
Mechaman