The objective of a Technology Survey is to provide a terse, yet complete and easy to navigate, reference to the leading-edge technologies for a specific discipline. Each Technology Survey consists of a survey of articles, assembled by a group of experts in the field. The survey walks the reader through a number of synthetic concepts that represent the indispensable "first-aid" package for the specific field.

Further details regarding these basic technologies can be accessed in a collection of seminal papers (fundamental references) that can be considered real milestones in the field of interest. This comprises the first level of the product.

The second level is composed of additional papers (additional references) which will complete the reader's knowledge on the topics covered by the survey and closely related subjects. More specifically, the Technology Survey will offer customized reading paths for pools of articles, selected from a list of key contributions. That will facilitate the access to the most relevant information on specific portions of the discipline.