Education
In addition he holds a Master of Science degree in applied information technology from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Jensenius received an unusually high degree of media attention when he finished his doctorate.
In addition he holds a Master of Science degree in applied information technology from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Jensenius received an unusually high degree of media attention when he finished his doctorate.
Jensenius is educated in music, computer science, physics and mathematics. He was awarded a Master of Arts degree (candphilol) in Music technology by the University of Oslo in 2002, and was awarded a doctorate by the same institution in 2008. He has been guest researcher at University of California, Berkeley and McGill University in Montreal.
Several newspapers and television stations named him "Doctor Air guitar".
This was based on his research into musical gestures. He had developed new technology for analysis of movement.
This technology is both used in music research and in psychological research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Alexander Jensenius was president of the Norwegian Association of Young Scientists from 1999 to 2001, and has also been project manager for European Space Camp at Andøya Rocket Range. He was a candidate for the board of the University of Oslo in 2007.
Jensenius is employed as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo.
He is the grandson of politician Marie Borge Refsum.