\u003ci\u003eAdvances in Computers, Volume 135\u003c/i\u003e highlights advances in the field, with this new volume, Applications of Nature-inspired Computing and Optimization Techniques presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including A Brief Introduction to Nature-inspired Computing, Optimization and Applications, Overview of Non-linear Interval Optimization Problems, Solving the Aircraft Landing Problem using the Bee Colony Optimization (BCO) Algorithm, Situation-based Genetic Network Programming to Solve Agent Control Problems, Small Signal Stability Enhancement of Large Interconnected Power System using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm Tuned Power System Stabilizer, Air Quality Modelling for Smart Cities of India by Nature Inspired AI ? A Sustainable Approach, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther sections cover Genetic Algorithm for the Optimization of Infectiological Parameter Values under Different Nutritional Status, A Novel Influencer Mutation Strategy for Nature-inspired Optimization Algorithms to Solve Electricity Price Forecasting Problem, Recent Trends in Human and Bio Inspired Computing: Use Case Study from Retail Perspective, Domain Knowledge Enriched Summarization of Legal Judgment Documents via Grey Wolf Optimization, and a host of other topics.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes algorithm specific studies that cover basic introduction and analysis of key components of algorithms, such as convergence, solution accuracy, computational costs, tuning, and control of parameters\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComprises some of the major applications of different domains\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePresents application specific studies, incorporating ways of designing objective functions, solution representation, and constraint handling\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e