Vilde is an Urban Ecological Planner and Geographer specialized in informality, participatory planning processes and resilience. Following her passion for sustainability and action research, Vilde is currently a Master of Arts candidate in Social Design at the Maryland Institute College of Arts.

Vilde was the recipient of a full scholarship to study at the Mahindra United World College of India and has since worked for non-profit and academic organizations worldwide. These include the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Environmental Information Systems Africa (EIS-Africa) and the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE), India. She has also served as a mentor to Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter, NTNU LiveStudio and as the coordinator for the Norwegian Refugee Council's Innovation Challenge.