Rate My Professor Ana Sequeira

Associate Professor Ana M. M. Sequeira is a marine ecologist in the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University, where she joined as Associate Professor in 2022 and serves as Group Leader for Statistical Modelling and Marine Megafauna Conservation. She holds an adjunct Associate Professor position with the University of Western Australia Oceans Institute. Sequeira earned her PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2013. Her career began at the University of Western Australia as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2013 to 2017, followed by Research Fellow from 2017 to 2019, and Senior Research Fellow from 2020 to 2022. Her research specializes in movement ecology, conservation biology, and statistical ecology, focusing on tracking and modeling the behaviors of marine megafauna such as sharks, turtles, dugongs, sea lions, penguins, and whales. She develops custom statistical models to predict species occurrence patterns, habitat connectivity, and responses to environmental changes, integrating large-scale biotelemetry data for marine conservation.

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.