Manal Houri

Previous Professions

  • Director of Tech, May 2023 - present, Meta Platforms Inc.
  • Director of Tech and Data, March 2020 - April 2023, Meta Platforms Inc.
  • Innovation Architect, January 2018- March 2020, Facebook Inc.
  • Adjunct Professor, January 2015-December 2017, Southern Methodist University.
  • Technical Training & Portfolio Manager, May 2014- January 2018, Ericsson Inc.
  • Learning Consultant, March 2013-April 2014, Ericsson Inc.
  • Technical Instructor, January 2011-February 2013, Ericsson Inc.
  • Teaching Assistant, August 2008-December 2010, Southern Methodist University.
  • Research Assistant, August 2005-July 2008, Southern Methodist University.

Field(s) of Expertise

Innovation and Tech
Corporate Technical Training
Learning Consulting
Power Management
Data Centers
Software Testing
Emerging Tech
Artificial Intelligence
Metaverse (AR/VR/XR)
Digital Innovation
Tech & Data at Scale
Product Management
Data Centers Power Management
Software Testing

Publications

  • Houri,M (2017). Immersive Learning Combo, The Trainer’s Blended Content Cookbook, MIMEO.
  • Houri, M. (2016). Uberized Learning in the Age of IoT, MIMEO blog.
  • Houri, M. & Szygenda, S. (2015, March 11). Wide area power management: A clique partitioning algorithm for power management in geo-distributed data centers. Paper presented at the Computers and their Applications (CATA) conference: Honoloulu; USA
  • Houri, M., Khargharia, B., Hariri, S., Kdouh, W., El-Rewini, H. & Yousif, M. (2008, April). Autonomic power and performance management of high-performance servers. Paper presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing. Miami, Florida. DOI: 10.1109/IPDPS.2008.4536418
  • Indexing method for Arabic text. Information Processing and Management, 44, 1538-1545
  • Houri, M. and Mansour, N. (2008). Testing web applications. Information and software technology, 48 (1), 31-42
  • Houri, M., Khargharia, B., Hariri, S., Szidarovszky, F., El-Rewini, H., Khan, S., Ahmad, I. & Yousif, M. (2007, March). Autonomic power and performance management for large scale data centers. Paper presented during the IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing. Long Beach, California. DOI: 10.1109/IPDPS.2007.370510
  • Houri, M., Ramadan, R., Abdelghany, K., & El-Rewini, H. (2007). Impact of heterogeneity on the deployment of sensor networks. WICON '07 proceedings of the 3rd international conference on wireless internet (article no. 27). Brussels: Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. Retrieved from http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=146004

Education

  • Doctorate degree, Computer Science, 2014, Southern Methodist University, United States of America.
  • Master's degree, Computer Science, 2004, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
  • Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 2001, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral Degrees

Exhibitions, Lectures & Performances

  • Speaker, "Activating Job Search: A Practical Guide to Getting an Interview," Engineers in Residence Program, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2017.
  • Speaker, "Learning Amid the Internet of Things," Learning 2017, Orlando, Florida, 2017.
  • Keynote Speaker, Summer Training Program Kickoff, Ericsson, Plano, Texas, 2017.
  • Session Coordinator, "Generational Diversity in the Workplace," University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2017.
  • Speaker, Using 5G, Engineers Week, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2017.
  • Panel Guest, Micro Learning Program, MIMEO Webinar Series, 2016.
  • Speaker, "Unknown Learning in the Age of the Internet of Things," Learning 2016, Orlando, Florida, 2016.
  • Speaker, Guiding Hesitant Students to Computer Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 2016.
  • Speaker, Enhancing New Educational Solutions: Games and Multimedia, Frisco, Texas, 2016.
  • Speaker, "Wearable Learning," Training Conference and Expo, Orlando, Florida, 2016.
  • Panel Guest, "Future Forum: Emerging Technologies and Trends," Training Conference and Expo, Orlando, Florida, 2016.
  • Speaker, "Technology for Good," Ericsson University Relations Event, Plano, Texas, 2015.
  • Speaker, "Generation Z in the Workplace," Learning 2015, Orlando, Florida, 2015.
  • Speaker and Session Chair, Computers and Their Applications (CATA), International Association for Computing and its Applications, 2015.
  • Lecture, "Advanced Learning Methods for Millennials," Education Conference 2014, Orlando, Florida, 2014.
  • Lecture, "Using Video Games to Activate Learning," Education Conference 2013, Orlando, Florida, 2013.
  • Lecture, "Data Center Energy Management," Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 2010.
  • Lecture, "Data Center Energy Management," Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2008.

Awards

  • Received the Ericsson Learning Services Innovation Recognition Award for innovating a new virtual learning model in the corporate setting, January 2012.
  • Received the Outstanding Performance Award from the Graduate Student Council at Southern Methodist University for her service on the graduate student council, April 2010.