The 3rd International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing, META’10, features a special session on Metaheuristics on graphics hardware, organized by Geir Hasle and Trond Runar Hagen. It focuses on the utilization of modern commodity computer architectures, in particular Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), to enhance the performance of metaheuristics. A broad spectrum of papers is invited, ranging from case studies focused on specific problems and applications to theoretical aspects and frameworks.

The conference will take place October 28-30, 2010, on Djerba Island, Tunisia. More information is available at the conference web page.