Cyril Houri

Cyril Lionel Houri (born April 1969 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a New York-based inventor and entrepreneur who has founded two geolocation technology companies: InfoSplit, Inc. and Mexens Technology Inc. (now called Navizon).[1] Houri is recognized as one of the inventors of IP address geolocation,[2] and has contributed in the advance of WiFi and cellular positioning technologies. For his expertise, he testified as an expert witness on location-based technology in LICRA vs. Yahoo!.[3]

Houri's education began in Paris, and he later earned a Master of Science degree in engineering and computer science from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in 1992. In 1996, he relocated to New York City, where he initially worked on financial software design. In 1999, Houri founded InfoSplit Inc., a pioneer in IP geolocation, which identifies the geographic location of an Internet user.[4] Houri designed and patented some of the technology that is now commonly used to geolocate website visitors.

  1. ^ "Apple to Open iPhone Programming to Outsiders". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Jack (2006). Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World. Oxford: Oxford Academic. pp. 49–64. ISBN 9780195152661.
  3. ^ "French Court Affirms Auction Sites Ruling : Yahoo Faces Deadline To Block Nazi Items". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Border Detection the InfoSplit Way". www.igamingnews.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.