1. Spin-polarized transport in quantum dots system with rashba spin-orbit interaction / Xing-Tao An and Jian-Jun Liu -- 2. Optical properties of spins in coupled semiconductor quantum dots / Eric Stinaff -- 3. Triangular triple quantum dots driven by ac magnetic fields / Gloria Platero, Rafael Sanchez, and Maria Busl -- 4. Spin polarized transmission through single and double Aharonov-Bohm rings with embedded quantum dots / E.R. Hedin and Y.S. Joe -- 5. Atomistic tight-binding simulation of spin-orbit-coupled semiconductor devices / Satofumi Souma -- 6. Hybrid spintronics/straintronics : a super energy-efficient computing paradigm based on interacting multiferroic nanomagnets / Jayasimha Atulasimha and Supriyo Bandyopadhyay -- 7. The magnetic properties of nanostructures synthesized on vicinal surface / Ruihua Cheng -- 8. Magnetism and spintronics in graphene / M.W.C. Dharma-wardana.