Parallel Metaheuristics: A New Class of Algorithms

ENRIQUE ALBA, PhD, is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Málaga, Spain. His research interests involve the design and application of evolutionary algorithms, neural networks, parallelism, and metaheuristic algorithms to solve problems in telecommunications, combinatorial optimization, and bioinformatics. Dr. Alba has published many papers in leading journals and international conferences, and has garnered international awards for his research.