Rate My Professor Ana Sequeira

Sequeira founded, directs, and coordinates MegaMove, a global movement ecology database endorsed by the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, compiling data from thousands of tracked animals to identify biodiversity hotspots and threats like fishing, shipping, and climate change. She leads the Gathaagudu Animal Tracking project in Shark Bay, Western Australia, combining Indigenous Malgana knowledge with scientific tracking. Her contributions have secured competitive grants from the Australian Research Council and the European Commission. Notable awards include the Fenner Medal from the Australian Academy of Science in 2024, Pew Marine Fellowship in 2020, International Biologging Society Early Career Award in 2021, and Western Australia Premier's Science Award Finalist in 2022. Key publications encompass 'Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets' (Science, 2025), 'Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth' (2025), 'Inferring leader-follower dynamics in three shark species using acoustic telemetry data' (2025), and 'A framework for optimising opportunistic collaborative syntheses to propel ecological conservation' (2024). With an h-index of 35 and over 5,900 citations, her work influences global marine policy and fosters interdisciplinary collaborations across more than 50 countries.