Frequently Asked Questions

IEEE Technology Navigator (TechNav) is a curated reference platform that organises 8,800+ engineering and technology topics drawn from the IEEE Thesaurus. For each topic it aggregates IEEE Xplore articles, conferences, journals, standards, courses, videos, and organisations so that researchers, engineers, and students can quickly survey the IEEE landscape of any technology area.

TechNav is published by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world's largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Use the search box on the homepage to type any engineering term — autocomplete will suggest matching topics as you type. You can also browse all topics alphabetically.

Yes. The TechNav public API is documented at /api/docs/. It provides endpoints for searching topics, retrieving topic details, and accessing organisation and resource data. API access requires an API key — contact the TechNav team to request one.

The topic taxonomy is updated annually in line with the IEEE Thesaurus release cycle. Resource counts (Xplore articles, conferences, standards) are refreshed periodically throughout the year.