She holds a Doctorate (Ph.D) in "Arts and Arts Sciences" from the Sorbonne University of Paris, having received the highest honors for her research. She was an assistant professor in the Fine Arts and Cultural Studies Departments of the Sorbonne for several years and taught as a lecturer at the Arts and Technologies of Image (ATI) Department of the University Paris 8.

Since 2003, she has been a permanent researcher at the Institute for Aesthetic of Arts and Technologies (IDEAT), within the Sorbonne University and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). She is today an Associate Professor at the Paul Valéry University, where she teaches Post-digial Cinema theory, Digital arts Aesthetics and Futurology.

In 2004, Valerie founded the Non-Profit cultural Organization ACTAZE. As Director of ACTAZE, Valérie Morignat has been responsible for several international colloquia organized with the support of the Mairie de Paris and the Sorbonne University.

Valérie regularly publishes essays on the topics of digital cinema and interactive arts. As an expert in digital creation and interactive strategies, she is a member of several scientific committees (including Sorbonne's IDEAT), and was chosen as a nominator for the Kyoto Prize of the Inamori Foundation. In 2010, she will be the head of the International Conference organized during the Atopic Festival in Paris which will stress the Future of Virtual Worlds. Valérie Morignat is an expert member of OMNSH and NECS European Network for Cinema and Media Studies.

As an artist and professional scubadiver, she also works as an underwater photographer and shows her artwork regularly within art exhibitions. Her work is shown at international film festivals and contemporary art fairs.

After living in New York City, Manhattan, she today divides her time between France and New-Caledonia.

© Valerie Morignat, 2004-2009 — Associate Professor, Paul Valéry University / Maitre de Conférences, Université Paul Valéry — Cinema, Digital Arts.