Ninja Mueller is a marine biologist and environmental scientist. She won the first prize for sustainability at the Dies Academicus 2015 in Lüneburg and worked in several marine conservation projects. She pioneered in researching the use of 360 ° video monitoring to assess the ecology of coral reefs.

She is part of the board of the Kaleidoscope Femmes Future Grant and advocates for diversity and equality in the XR industry.

Ninja is co-founder of Cyan Planet, where she works as director and lead researcher.