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Alexander Refsum Jensenius is a leading figure in music technology and embodied music cognition, whose work bridges the gap between human movement, musical expression, and robotic systems. As the founder and director of the fourMs lab (Music, Mind, Motion, Machines) at the University of Oslo, he has pioneered research into how the body shapes musical experience, using motion-capture and sensor technologies to analyze performers’ gestures. His most cited work, the 2011 proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (444 citations), helped define the field of NIME, establishing new standards for musical interface design. Jensenius has also made significant contributions to robotic musicianship, exploring how flexible joints and passive impedance can enable robots to perform complex percussive techniques like double-stroke rolls—work that informs both AI-driven performance and human-robot interaction. His lab report on fourMs (2010) remains a foundational reference for researchers studying music cognition and machine learning. With a career spanning musicology, informatics, and engineering, Jensenius continues to shape how we understand the intersection of sound, motion, and machine intelligence.