# Séverine Maingaud

> French computer scientist

**Wikidata**: [Q41783746](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41783746)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/severine-maingaud

## Summary
Séverine Maingaud is a French computer scientist known from library and academic authority records. She is identified in national and international authority files (VIAF, theses.fr) and is recorded as a French citizen and French-language speaker in those sources.

## Biography
- Born: [date and place not available]
- Nationality: France
- Education: [not available in provided sources]
- Known for: Recognized as a computer scientist in library and academic authority records (specific works not provided in source)
- Employer(s): [not available in provided sources]
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list specific publications, patents, products, companies, or standards authored or led by Séverine Maingaud. What is documented in the available records are authoritative identifiers and metadata that point to an academic and bibliographic presence. Specifically, she is associated with VIAF identifier 290341140 and with theses.fr person identifier 161597343 (also reflected as idref_id 161597343). These identifiers indicate that library catalogs and French thesis records include an entry for her, which typically corresponds to authored academic works such as a thesis or publications, but the source material does not supply titles, dates, or descriptions of those works. The Wikidata short description labels her simply as a "French computer scientist," and available structured properties list her occupation as computer scientist, citizenship as France (reference date 2020-03-14), and language as French (referenced 2020-03-14). To obtain concrete outcomes — papers, thesis title, or other outputs — one would need to follow the VIAF and theses.fr identifiers to their respective records, which are indicated but not expanded upon in the provided material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Séverine Maingaud?
A: Séverine Maingaud is a French computer scientist documented in library and academic authority records. Her identifiers include VIAF 290341140 and theses.fr person ID 161597343.

### Q: What has Séverine Maingaud published?
A: The provided sources do not list any specific publications, thesis titles, or patents. The presence of a theses.fr person ID and VIAF record suggests there are cataloged works, but those works are not detailed here.

### Q: What is her nationality and what languages does she use?
A: She is a citizen of France and is recorded as speaking and writing French in the available records (references dated 2020-03-14).

## Why They Matter
Séverine Maingaud’s presence in authoritative bibliographic and academic databases matters because such identifiers establish and preserve an individual’s scholarly identity. The VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) entry (VIAF ID 290341140) links her across library catalogs internationally. The theses.fr person identifier (161597343) and related idref entry indicate a formal presence in the French academic thesis ecosystem. Even when specific titles or works are not present in the immediate source material, these records enable discoverability, disambiguation, and attribution of any scholarly output she may have produced. This is important for researchers, librarians, and institutions that need to trace authorship, verify credentials, or locate primary works. Without these authority records, it would be harder to reliably connect a name to a body of work, especially for common names or in multilingual contexts. While the exact technical or research contributions of Maingaud are not enumerated here, her documented identifiers ensure that any such contributions can be found and correctly attributed in library and national research infrastructures.

## Notable For
- Listed as a "French computer scientist" in Wikidata.
- Associated with VIAF identifier 290341140 (international library authority file).
- Linked to French academic authority records via theses.fr person ID 161597343 and idref_id 161597343.
- Recorded citizenship: France (reference dated 2020-03-14).
- Recorded language: French (reference dated 2020-03-14).

## Body
### Identity and basic facts
- Given name: Séverine.
- Family name: Maingaud.
- Instance of: human.
- Sex or gender: female.
- Occupation: computer scientist.

### Official identifiers and records
- VIAF ID: 290341140.
- idref_id: 161597343.
- theses.fr person ID: 161597343.
- These identifiers confirm entries in library and French thesis authority systems. The provided material does not include the titles or dates of any works linked to these identifiers.

### Citizenship and language
- Citizenship: France. This property in the source material includes a reference with date 2020-03-14.
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French. This property is referenced with the same source and date (2020-03-14).

### Public descriptions
- Wikidata short description: "French computer scientist."
- There are no additional biographical paragraphs, employer names, education entries, or lists of publications in the provided source material.

### Research leads and gaps
- The presence of a theses.fr person ID suggests at least one thesis-level registration or association, but no thesis title or year is provided here.
- VIAF linkage implies bibliographic records exist in one or more library catalogs; those catalogs should be consulted to retrieve specific publications.
- To build a complete bibliographic profile, follow the supplied identifiers to external authority and institutional records.

## References

1. IdRef