Lauri Halme, Diploma Engineer (M.Sc. E.E.) 1962, Licentiate (D.Sc. E.E.) 1972, both in Electrical Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT).Dr. Halme was employed by Telecom Finland 1962 -1997. Initially, he worked as head of the transmission line laboratory group. From 1970 to 1976 he headed the planning and building of longhaul coaxial cable and radio networks. From 1976 to 1988 he was Executive Director of the Telecommunications Laboratories and Research Center. From 1988 to 1997, he worked in the Executive Staff of Telecom Finland as R&D Director responsible for standardization and research & development being active in IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and establishment and development of ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and EURESCOM (The Research body of European Telecommunication operators).
Since 1964 he has been Assistant and Specialist Lecturer on transmission lines and electromagnetic screening at the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT). After leaving Telecom Finland in 1997, he continues as Lecturer and Specialist at the Communications Laboratory, taking part in a project on the evolution paths of the Access network architectures to meet the future market needs.
Dr. Halme has delivered many papers at national and international professional conferences on transmission lines and EM screening and is the author of a book (in Finnish) on the same subjects. In 2000, Dr. Halme was granted by SESKO an Erkki Yrjölä Medal for outstanding services at electrotechnical standardization work.
Publications
1) Halme, L., Szentkuti, B.: The Background for Electromagnetic Screening Measurements of Cylindrical Screens, Teletiedotuksia 1987 of the Finnish PTT, Helsinki (Special English Edition), pp. 29-37, or PTT Technische Mitteilungen No 3, 1988, pp. 105 -115, Swiss PTT, Berne
2) Halme, L.K.: Johtotransmissio ja sähkömagneettinen suojaus, (Transmission on lines and electromagnetic screening, in Finnish), Parts A and B, Otakustantamo 2nk Eddition Helsinki 1989, pages 605
3) Fowler, E.P., Halme, L.K.: State of art in cable screening measurements, Record of the Zürich EMC Symposium 1991, pp. 151-158
4) Halme, L.K.: Development of IEC cable shielding effectiveness standards, IEEE EMC Symposium 1992, pp. 321 - 328.
5) Halme L., Annanpalo J. and Kuitunen T.; Screening Theory of Metallic Enclosures, USA/Anaheim 8/1992
6) Halme, L., Kytönen, R.,: Background and introduction to EM screening (shielding) behaviours and measurements of coaxial and symmetrical cables, cable assemblies and connectors. P4/pp.1-28 ,IEE Colloqium on Screening Effectiveness Measurements, IEE London, Proceedings, reference no: 1998/452.
7) Halme, L., Hinoshita, S., Halmesvaara, M., Eriksson, L., Kytönen, R.: Electromagnetic screening and crosstalk of ICT networks, IEE Colloqium on Screening Effectiveness Measurements IEE London, Proceedings1998, P10/pp.1-20, reference no: 1998/452.
8) Halme L., Nupponen M, Nässi V. ( HUT/ Helsinki University of Technology) and Kytönen R., Sonera Corporation), [until 15 April 1998 Telecom Finland Ltd ], Effects of connecting hardware on the screening, crosstalk and transmission properties of a permanent datalink, EMC Zurich’99, 1999.
9) Halme L.: Primary and secondary electro-magnetic screening (shielding) parameters, EMC Wroclav 2000