AFCEAN OF THE MONTH

Signal, Apr 2007

Dr. Catharina Candolin * Helsinki Chapter

Dr. Catharina Candolin is the chief of information management for the command, control, communications and computers division of the Defense Staff, Finnish Defense Forces, Helsinki, Finland. Candolin holds a master's degree in computer science and engineering from Helsinki University of Technology in addition to a Licentiate of Science degree and a doctoral degree, and she has taught at Helsinki University of Technology and the National Defense College.

Candolin joined the Helsinki Chapter in 2003 as a student and quickly became an active participant. A fluent speaker of Swedish, Finnish, English, German, Norwegian and Danish, Candolin has attended a number of international conferences such as MILCOM, to which she has submitted her own work.

A member of the chapter board of directors, Candolin strives to enhance the chapter's research and development and serves as a Young AFCEAN from the Nordic Region. During her first year as a member of the board, she connected the chapter with the European Conference on Information Warfare and Security held in Helsinki. She also initiated a research seminar for students from Finnish universities.

In addition, Candolin helped plan TechNet Baltic 2006. She was involved in renovating the chapter's Web site and has worked actively with the recently created Tallinn subchapter in Estonia. Candolin was selected as the 2006 Regional Distinguished Young AFCEAN for the Nordic Region.

Dr. Catharina Candolin is well-deserving of recognition as AFCEAN of the Month for her efforts toward the Helsinki Chapter's research and development initiatives and for her support of many other chapter activities.