Position: HDR student
School and/or Centres: School of Archaeology and Anthropology
Email: Iman.Fachruliansyah@anu.edu.au
Qualification: BA (Honours) in Anthropology UI, MSc in Biology UI
Iman is an evolutionary and biological anthropologist investigating human adaptation, diversity, and socio-ecological dynamics across Island Southeast Asia (Nusantara). His foundational research, developed during his time as a research student at the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Anthropology Jakarta, integrated molecular anthropology, historical linguistics, and kinship systems to reconstruct population histories and genetic diversity in the region.
Bridging these biological foundations with behavioural and evolutionary frameworks, his current PhD research examines the cultural evolution and land tenure systems within the complex demographic and socio-political structures of small-scale Indigenous societies, focusing on the Baduy people of Indonesia. Prior to commencing his PhD, Iman held an academic post in biological anthropology at Universitas Indonesia.
Cultural Evolution
Austronesian Migrations & Island Southeast Asian Prehistory
Molecular Anthropology & Population History
Kinship & Social Network Analysis
Anthropological Demography
Fachruliansyah, I., Syafa’at R.H., Febrian. (2025). The Flexibility of Connubium Relationship Among Minangkabau Matrilineal Clans: A Study of Pariaman Rantau Communities in Kota Bekasi. Biokultur, 14(2), p82. https://doi.org/10.20473/bk.v14i2.70567
Meliala, A.E., Fachruliansyah, I., et al. (2023). Forensic criminology textbook: Forensics as a criminology study and the involvement of other disciplines in crime investigation. Salemba Humanika
Fachruliansyah, I. (2018). Biological Anthropology in Indonesia: An Exploration and Potential for Development. Antropologi Indonesia, 39(2), 90-114. https://doi.org/10.7454/ai.v39i2.11128
Australian Government Research Training Program (AGRTP) Scholarship, Indonesian Anthropological Association (AAI)
Biological Anthropology, Human Evolution, Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Social Statistics, Anthropological Demography