The objective of this special is to bring together the researchers, scientists, and scholars across the globe who have been working and are interested to learn and share their wisdom acquired in the area of artificial intelligence, machine learning and Optimization Algorithms. Artificial Intelligence is at the core of every strategic discussion that happens today in the corner office. 2016 has been the year of some startling moves in Artificial Intelligence, such as driverless cars, virtual agents, employee assistance, and chatbots, to name a few. In the years to come, we are inevitably going to experience Artificial Intelligence and robotics in our everyday life. This is an indication of the upcoming radical changes in the way we look at real-world problems. Nature Inspired Algorithms are used in finding optimal solutions. Researchers working on different Nature Inspired Algorithms like ACO, GA, PSO etc. will submit here their finding. This special session will focus on all aspects of issues that can be easily solved by using Machine learning techniques, Artificial Intelligence techniques and Optimization Algorithms.