The increasing complexity, heterogeneity, and dynamism of networks, services, and applications have made information technology (IT) and networking infrastructures quite difficult to manage. In order to address this challenge, the autonomic computing approach brings innovative solutions that require scientific and technological advances in a wide variety of fields. The purpose of the Latin American Autonomic Computing Symposium is to present and discuss research results and practical experiences that address various aspects of autonomics in computing systems.

In its previous editions, LAACS has established itself as the principal Latin American forum for discussing autonomic computing advances. In this third edition, LAACS 2008 will be held in the city of Gramado, Brazil and organized by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). LAACS 2008 is organized in technical and demo sessions, posters, panels, and tutorials.