Mika Loukkalahti ([email protected]) studied electrical engineering at Tampere University of Technology, receiving his master’s degree in 1996. He joined Helsinki Energy in 1997 as a protection engineer, with responsibility for substation and network automation and power supply reliability. Currently, Loukkalahti leads life-cycle management and technological development at the utility. He is a member of the Finnish Study Committee and a member of the CIGRE B5 (Protection, Automation and Control Committee), and he has given several presentations at courses and seminars.