this monograph presents examples of best practices when combining bioinspired algorithms with parallel architectures. the book includes recent work by leading researchers in the field and offers a map with the main paths already explored and new ways towards the future.parallel architectures and bioinspired algorithms will be of value to both specialists in bioinspired algorithms, parallel and distributed computing, as well as computer science students trying to understand the present and the future of parallel architectures and bioinspired algorithms.