Gwennan Giraud

Gwennan Giraud is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, where she works within Dr. Lydia Luncz's Lise Meitner Group 'Technological Primates'. Her research investigates social determinants of tool utilization across primate species including macaques in Thailand, chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire, and capuchins in Brazil.

Education:

• PhD in Primatology, University of Liège (2023): Thesis on socio-behavioral implications of sterilization in Balinese long-tailed macaque populations.
• Master's Thesis, University of Liège (2015): Examined social tension and demographic density in commensal macaques in Bali.

Research Interests: Giraud specializes in primate social dynamics using social network analysis as her primary methodology. Her work centers on sterilization impacts on wild primate societies and tool-use social determinants across species. She actively contributes to species conservation through voluntary projects, notably the Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Project and MacaqueNet partnership, focusing on human-primate coexistence in anthropised environments.

Publication Trends: Her body of work (2015-2023) reveals a concentrated focus on Balinese macaques, particularly sterilization effects on social structure and reproductive behavior. Cross-cutting themes include human-wildlife conflict, demographic adaptation, and cultural behaviors like robbing and bartering. Social network analysis serves as the unifying methodological thread across all studies.

Scientific Awards:

• No awards, fellowships, or medals are documented in the current profile.

Advising and Grants: As a postdoctoral researcher, she has no listed formal advisees. Funding sources aren't specified, though her work operates through the Max Planck Institute framework and collaborative networks like MacaqueNet, indicating institutional and consortium-level support for her conservation-oriented research.

Labs and Teams: Giraud is embedded in the 'Technological Primates' research group studying cross-species tool use. She maintains critical roles in the Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Project tracking primate populations over time, and MacaqueNet—an international partnership advancing macaque conservation science through coordinated field research and data sharing.