Summary
Alexander Jensenius is a director and Professor of Music Technology at the University of Oslo with 13+ years of experience leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of music, movement, and human-computer interaction. He directs RITMO and the fourMs Lab and is founding director of MishMash Centre for AI & Creativity, where he explores co-creative AI systems and their cultural and ethical implications. Trained with a BA, MA, MSc and PhD in music technology, he combines rigorous academic research in embodied music cognition with practical practice as a performing research musician and instrument designer in the NIME community. Known for building research infrastructure and collaborative consortia, he blends curiosity about bodily motion and sonic interaction with hands-on technical development and long-standing international networks. A detail that sets him apart: he runs a consulting and creative tech practice (ARJ Productions) alongside his academic leadership, keeping one foot in applied design and production.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting researcher, Music technology, Visiting researcher, Music technology at University of California, Berkeley
Visiting researcher, Music technology, Visiting researcher, Music technology at McGill University
PhD, Music technology, PhD, Music technology at University of Oslo
MSc, Art & Technology, MSc, Art & Technology at Chalmers University of Technology
International Baccalaureate (IB), Mathematics, physics, Norwegian, English, French, History, International Baccalaureate (IB), Mathematics, physics, Norwegian, English, French, History at Nesbru
Norwegian, French, Spanish, English