Ana is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) leading pioneering research in the field of marine megafauna movement and conservation. She is the Research Director of MegaMove, and a Fenner Medallist by the Australian Academy of Science. She develops models to better understand the marine environment, with a focus on marine spatial planning and conservation specializing in the movement ecology of marine megafauna (such as sharks, whales, seals, and polar bears). Ana has secured multiple prestigious fellowships and grants, including from the European Commission (under H2020 framework), the Australian Research Council, and from globally renowned philanthropies such as Pew Marine Fellowship from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Her passion is the conservation of marine megafauna and she works with hundreds of researchers from around the world to achieve this goal.