Interested in joining the team?
I am always happy to discuss opportunities to work together with students and researchers interested in my research areas, or to explore new research directions. If you think we could be a good fit, please get in touch at any time. Master’s internships are subject to funding availability. In France, internships must be remunerated in accordance with French regulations. Available projects, as well as funded PhD and postdoctoral positions, are advertised on our unit’s website.
If you have a research idea that aligns with my research interests and would like to develop a project together for external funding opportunities, I would be happy to discuss potential PhD or postdoctoral projects. Likewise, if you are considering applying for an individual fellowship, please get in touch. As an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation alumnus, I can also host postdoctoral researchers through the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship.
Students
Marceau Verdeil — MSc, 2026–present.
University: Université Toulouse III
Host institution: UMRAE, Lab Cerema Strabourg
Project: Acoustic quantification of bat foraging activity in urban environments and the influence of ecological factors. In collaboration with LIVE, UNISTRA-CNRS
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Sylvain Ramiliharison — MSc, 2025–present. Co-supervised with Dr. Fano Ratsoavina
University: Université d’Antananarivo
Host institution: Université d’Antananarivo / Ecofauna
Project: Role of acoustic communication in group movement coordination in Verreaux’s sifaka. In collaboration with MPIAB
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Aina Matthieu Raharison — MSc, 2025–present. Co-supervised with Pr. Aristide Andrianarimisa & Dr. Anjara Saloma
University: Université d’Antananarivo
Host institution: Cetamada
Project: The Sainte-Marie Channel as a transit corridor for humpback whales in Madagascar: insights from two decades of photo-identification
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Dario Walser — MSc, 2024–2025. Co-supervised with Dr. Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Pr. Meg Crofoot & Dr. Tracy Montgomery
University: Universität Konstanz
Host institution: Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Project: Leadership in Verreaux’s Sifaka
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Aliénor Charlent — MSc (1st year), 2023. Co-supervised with Dr. Isabelle Charrier (DR)
University: Université Paris-Saclay
Host institution: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI)
Project: Mother–calf acoustic communication in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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Mentees
Fitahiana Anna Angéline Heriniaina (MSc), VoaSoratra mentoring program 2026.
Marcelia Kazikely (PhD Student), VoaSoratra mentoring program 2026.
McAntonin Andriamahaihavana (PhD Student), VoaSoratra mentoring program 2025.
Field team
Sifaka Acoustic Recording Campaign 2025 (Kirindy Mitea, Ankoatsifaka, MPIAB): Sylvain Ramiliharison (Master’s student)
Humpback whale tagging campaign 2023 (Sainte Marie, Cetamada): Aude Villeneuve (Undergraduate student), Ifaliana Andriamananjara (MSc)
Humpback whale tagging campaign 2022 (Sainte Marie, Cetamada): Syam Nath (MSc)
Humpback whale tagging campaign 2021 (Sainte Marie, Cetamada): Mandrindra O. Rakotovao (Research Assistant), Rojovola Rajomason (DVM student), Sandratra Rasamimanana (Engineering student), Olivier Rasolofoniaina (DVM student)