Mark Benazet Castells
Software & Business Development
The crew behind NOCTUA
NOCTUA brings together researchers, engineers, and field experts who believe that technology can coexist with nature. Each person contributes a distinct skillset, from flight control and data science to wildlife observation and stakeholder engagement.
We share a commitment to ethical practices, transparent collaboration, and long-term partnerships with the communities we serve.
Active
Current team
The people steering NOCTUA's day-to-day research, engineering, and conservation deployments.
Nicola Fiore
Aerodynamics
Janos Keller
Structures
Eneas Lazzarotto
Structures
Dominik Lochmann
Aerodynamics
Jakob Marten
Structures
Simone Morandi
Structures
Felix Muller
Software & Business Development
Dominik Olah
Business Development
Ivano Ramundo
Business Development
Nick Truttmann
Software & Electronics
Etienne Veraguth
Structures
Luca Wiegmann
Business Development
Alumni
Past team members
Teammates who helped shape NOCTUA and continue to champion conservation technology elsewhere.
Yegor Gorodzha
Electronics
Miguel Huber
Software Freelancer
Tim Leonhardt
Structures Freelancer
Alfonso Maculan
Project Lead
Diego Malsiner
Structures Lead
Raffael Meier
Aerodynamics
Tonka Schwerdtner
Social Media Freelancer
Patrizio Simonett
Structures Freelancer
Maya Vogel
Structures Freelancer
Guidance
Advisors
Experts who guide NOCTUA on research, field operations, and academic partnerships.
Dr. Thomas Buchner
Advisor
Prof. Robert Katzschmann
Advisor