Dr. Valencia Koomson holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Tisch College of Civic Life. She is the founding director of the Advanced Integrated Circuits & Systems Lab at Tufts with a research focus on medical device innovation, global health technology, and health equity advocacy. Dr. Koomson completed the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. She was awarded the George C. Marshall scholarship to pursue post-graduate studies at the University of Cambridge where she received the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering. Dr. Koomson has authored over 60 publications, book chapters, and patents. She was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professorship at MIT in 2021. She has held adjunct and visiting professor positions at Howard University, Boston University, and RPI. She is the lead principal investigator for the AHOMKA Project, a multi-disciplinary, international collaboration focused on developing culturally adapted mobile health technology for hypertension care in Ghana. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Mbarara University Data Science Research Hub in Uganda. Dr. Koomson is a member of several international scientific societies, editorial boards, and advisory boards.