Eva Bjørn Vedel Jensen (born 14 June 1951) is a Danish mathematician and statistician known for her work in

spatial statistics Spatial statistics is a field of applied statistics dealing with spatial data. It involves stochastic processes (random fields, point processes), sampling, smoothing and interpolation, regional ( areal unit) and lattice ( gridded) data, poin ...

stereology Stereology is the three-dimensional interpretation of two-dimensional cross sections of materials or tissues. It provides practical techniques for extracting quantitative information about a three-dimensional material from measurements made on two ...

stochastic geometry In mathematics, stochastic geometry is the study of random spatial patterns. At the heart of the subject lies the study of random point patterns. This leads to the theory of spatial point processes, hence notions of Palm conditioning, which exten ...

, and

medical imaging Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to revea ...

. She is a professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

Education and career

After earning a master's degree at

in 1976, she became a faculty member at the university in 1979. She completed a doctorate at Aarhus in 1987, and became full professor there in 2003.

Recognition

Vedel Jensen has been an Elected Member of the

International Statistical Institute The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is a professional association of statisticians. At a meeting of the Jubilee Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society, statisticians met and formed the agreed statues of the International Statistical ...

since 1992, and is also a member of the

Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters ({{Langx, da, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab or ''Videnskabernes Selskab'') is a Danish academy of science. The Royal Danish Academy was established on 13 November 1742, and was create ...

. She won the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award for Technical and Scientific Research of the

Villum Foundation The Villum Foundation (); formerly Villum Kann Rasmussen Foundation (''Villum Kann Rasmussen Fonden'') was set up in 1971 by civil engineer Villum Kann Rasmussen (1909–1993). 10 years later, he set up the Velux Foundation (''Velux Fonden''). Rasm ...

in 2009. She was named a knight of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...

in 2010. The

University of Bern The University of Bern (, , ) is a public university, public research university in the Switzerland, Swiss capital of Bern. It was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a br ...

gave her an honorary doctorate in 2013.

Selected publications

Vedel Jensen is the author of books including: *''Local Stereology'' (World Scientific, 1998) *''Stereology for Statisticians'' (with Adrian Baddeley, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2005) She has also written several highly cited papers with Hans Jørgen G. Gundersen including: * * * * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vedel Jensen, Eva Living people Danish mathematicians Danish statisticians Danish women mathematicians Women statisticians Aarhus University alumni Academic staff of Aarhus University Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 1951 births Spatial statisticians