Valerie Sessions serves as affiliate professor of computer science. She is also employed by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC), Atlantic as a computer scientist. Her research interests vary widely and include data quality, development of exoskeleton standards, video management systems, and video analytics. She received her Doctorate in computer science and engineering from the University of South Carolina. She serves on several advisory committees including the Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG) of the U.S. Department of Justice, Charleston Women in Tech, Palmetto Roost, and the Program Committee for the International Conference on Information Quality.