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Awesome Computational Primatology Papers per year — this hand-curated list (left) vs. the raw "primate + ML" literature on OpenAlex (right). This repository contains the corpus of projects at the intersection of deep learning and non-human primatology since around the time AlexNet was published (~2012). This repo is intended for papers that provide novel approaches or applications in computational primatology. We occasionally include datasets which contain both… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/fparodi/awesome-computational-primatology.

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Awesome Computational Primatology

![Awesome](https://awesome.re) ![Papers](https://github.com/KordingLab/awesome-computational-primatology#projects) ![PRs Welcome](https://github.com/KordingLab/awesome-computational-primatology/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) ![Last Updated](https://github.com/KordingLab/awesome-computational-primatology/commits/main)

<p align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KordingLab/awesome-computational-primatology/main/docs/assets/papergrowthxkcd.png" alt="Computational primatology papers per year: this curated list vs. the broader 'primate + ML' literature" width="680"><br> <sub><i>Papers per year — this hand-curated list (left) vs. the raw "primate + ML" literature on OpenAlex (right).</i></sub> </p>

This repository contains the corpus of projects at the intersection of deep learning and non-human primatology since around the time AlexNet was published (~2012). This repo is intended for papers that provide novel approaches or applications in computational primatology. We occasionally include datasets which contain both primate and non-primate animals. Contributions and edits welcome!

By compiling and highlighting this growing literature, we hope it will inspire future researchers to open-source their own models and data to advance the field.

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Contribute to the List!

We welcome contributions from the community! If you know of a relevant paper or project:

  1. 1.Fork this repository
  2. 2.Add your paper to the table in chronological order
  3. 3.Preview your changes: python scripts/dev-preview.py
  4. 4.Submit a pull request

Features for contributors:

  • —Automatic link checking
  • —Live preview of your changes
  • —Auto-generated website updates
  • —Format validation

Read our Contributing Guidelines for detailed instructions!

By sharing your datasets and models, you contribute to advancing primatology and enable reproducible research.

Topic Legend

LabelTopic
PDPrimate Detection
BPEBody Pose Estimation
FDFace Detection
FLEFacial Landmark Estimation
FRFace Recognition and/or Re-Identification
FACFacial Action Coding / Units
HDHand Detection
HPEHand Pose Estimation
BRBehavior Recognition / Understanding / Modeling
AMAvatar / Mesh
SISpecies Identification
RLReinforcement Learning
AVAudio/Vocalization Analysis
OOther

Legend for "Model?" Column

  • —[Yes](link): Code + models available
  • —[Code only](link): Repository available, but no pre-trained models
  • —[No](link): Repository with general information, but no functional code or models
  • —"N/A": No repository or models provided

Projects

YearPaperTopicAnimalModel?Data?Image/Video Count
2026PanAf-SBRPD, BRApesN/AN/A100 videos / 36,063 frames
2026PanLep300 (Murray et al.)PD, OChimpN/AN/A303 videos / 125,670 crops
2026MacActionAM, 3D BPEMacaqueYesN/AN/A
2026Iwata et al.3D BPE, AM, OMarmosetN/AN/A90 h video (8 views)
2026APG-DynaFFNet2D BPECross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2026Beyond HumansFRCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2026Schneider et al.PDHowler monkeyYesN/AN/A
2026BigMaQBPE, BR, AMMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2026TMacaque-FaceNetFD, FRTibetan macaquesN/AN/A3,385 images
2026Deep in the JunglePD, OChimpanzeeN/AN/AN/A
2026DeepForestSoundAV, OCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2026Cabrera-Moreno et al.AVmarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2026Clink et al.AV, OTarsierYesN/AN/A
2025Huang et al.BRMacaqueN/AMacaque-Motion-MonitorN/A
2025Mueller et al.BRApeYesN/AN/A
2025SILVIPD, BRAnyN/AN/AN/A
2025Luo et al.PD, BRGibbonN/AN/AN/A
2025Luetkin et al.FD, FRChimpTBDTBDTBD
2025PrimateFaceFD, FLE, FR, FACCross-genusYesYes200K+ images
2025PanAf-FGBGPD, BRChimpN/AYesTBD
2025PriViPD, BRApesN/AMultipleN/A
2025Igaue et al.FD, FACMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2025Iashin et al.FD, FRChimpYesN/AN/A
2025Fuchs et al.BRChimpYesYes215,000
2025Clink et al.AVGibbonN/AN/AN/A
2024BaboonLandPD, BRBaboonsN/AYesTBD
2024Scott et al.BPEMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2024ChimpVLMBRChimpN/AUsed PanAf20kN/A
2026AlphaChimpPD, BRChimpYesChimpActN/A
2024Paulet et al.FRMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2024PanAf20KPD, BRApesNoYes20k
2024Gris et al.FD, OMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2024LabGymBRMacaqueYesYesN/A
2024Cheng et al.BRMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2026PRIMAT (Vogg et al.)2D BPECross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2024Xing et al.OMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2024Menegas et al.BRMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2024Wu et al.AVMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2024Batist et al.AVLemurYesN/AN/A
2023GorillaVisionFD, FRGorillaYesN/A832
2023Abbaspoor, Rahman et al.3D BPEMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2023Mimura et al.BRMacaque, MarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2023Schofield et al.FD, FRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2023Yang et al.PDGreat ApeN/AN/AN/A
2023ASBARBRChimp, GorillaYesYes5,440 labels
2023DeepWild2D BPEChimp, BonoboYesUpon requestN/A
2023Kaneko et al.3D BPEMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2023Matsumoto et al.3D BPEMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2023ChimpAct2D BPE, FR, BRChimpYesYes160,500
2023OpenMonkeyChallenge2D BPECross-speciesN/AYes111,529
2023Pillai et al.PDCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2023Reddy et al.PDCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2023Bala et al.3D BPECross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2023Brookes et al.BRApesN/AN/AN/A
2023Jiang et al.AVGreat ApesYesN/AN/A
2022Lei et al.BPELorisN/AN/AN/A
2022Ngo et al.BRMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2022BrachiationRLGibbonYesN/AN/A
2022SIPEC2D BPE, FR, BRMacaqueSomeUpon requestN/A
2022Ueno et al.FRMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2021Brookes & BurghardtFRGorillaN/AYes>5,000
2021Bain et al.BRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2021OpenApePose2D BPECross-speciesN/AYes71,868
2021MacaquePose2D BPEMacaqueYesYes13,000
2021GreatApe DictionaryBRChimpN/AUpon requestN/A
2021Negrete et al.2D BPEMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2021Müller et al.AVChimpN/AN/AN/A
2021Romero-Mujalli et al.AVLemurN/AN/AN/A
2021Dufourq et al.AVGibbonN/AN/AN/A
2020Kumar & ShingalaPDLangurN/AN/AN/A
2020Sakib & BurghardtBRChimpYesYes180,000
2020OpenMonkeyStudio3D BPEMacaqueUpon requestYes195,228
2020Tri-AFD, FR41 speciesN/AYes102,399
2020Sanakoyeu et al.AMChimpKind ofN/AN/A
2020EthoLoop3D BPELemurN/AUpon requestN/A
2019Bain et al.PD, FD, FRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2019Schofield et al.FD, FRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2019Yang et al.PDChimpN/AYes180,000
2019Labuguen et al.2D BPEMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2019Oikarinen et al.AVMarmosetYesN/AN/A
2018Sinha, Agarwal et al.PDCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2018Deb et al.FRCross-speciesN/AN/AN/A
2018WithamFLEMacaqueN/AYes4,000
2018Labuguen et al.PDMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2018Zhang et al.AVMarmosetN/AN/AN/A
2017LemurFaceIDFD, FRLemurN/AYes462
2017Brust et al.FD, FRGorillaN/AN/AN/A
2016Crunchant et al.FDChimpN/AN/AN/A
2016Nakamura et al.AMMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2016Freytag et al.FRChimpN/AYes6,486
2014Ballesta et al.3D, OMacaqueN/AN/AN/A
2013Loos & ErnstFD, FRChimpN/AN/A6,522
2012Loos & PfitzerFRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2012Loos & ErnstFD, FRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2011Loos et al.FRChimpN/AN/AN/A
2011Ernst & KüblbeckFD, SIChimp, GorillaN/AN/AN/A
Dataset with both primate and non-primate data
YearPaperTopicAnimalModel?Data?Image/Video Count
2023MammalNetBRCross-speciesYesYes18k videos
2022Animal Kingdom2D BPE, BRCross-speciesN/AYesN/A
2022APT-36K2D BPECross-speciesN/AYes< 36K
2021AP10k2D BPECross-speciesYesYes10,015 (675 primates)
2021LiftPose3D3D BPECross-speciesYesN/AN/A
2020AnimalWebFD, FLECross-speciesN/AYes21,921
Reviews & Related
YearTagTopicAnimal
2025Parodi et al.Primate neuroethology reviewAll
2024Vogg et al.CV for primates ReviewAll
2024Cauzinille et al.ML for primate bioacoustics reviewAll
2024Tlaie et al.NeuroMacaque, mice
2021Hayden et al.ReviewAll
2020Siebert et al.Face avatarMacaque
2019Murphy & LeopoldFace avatarMacaque