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Leena Salmi is a lecturer in French and translation studies at the University of Turku, Finland. She has industry experience as a translator and technical writer. Her PhD thesis (2004) dealt with the usability of computer user documentation, and her current research interests relate to translator training, translation technology and translation quality assessment. Her teaching focuses on practical translation courses (French-Finnish), translation technology and translation company simulation. She also supervises MA and PhD theses.
She is currently the Chair of the Authorised Translators’ Examination Board in Finland. She has been involved in various research and professional activities, including the organisation of the yearly KäTu Symposium on Translation and Interpreting Studies (since 2003) and various committees of the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters (2004-2009).