The past decade witnessed significant progress in quantum information science (QIS), an emerging discipline of modern scientific studies whose research interest is driven by saturation of downscaling and speeds of conventional information technologies. A grand strategy of the fast-advancing QIS is to harness intrinsic quantum mechanical properties of qubits to push the performance on information processing density, speeds, reliability, and energy-efficiency to the next level. Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, optically active spin defects in diamonds, naturally stand out as a leading qubit candidate in this revolutionary quantum era and are finding increasing applications in QIS thanks to their excellent quantum properties under a broad range of experimental conditions. In this project, the principal investigator plans to integrate NV centers with on-chip magnetic nanodevices to develop hybrid quantum spintronic platforms to improve the scalability, electromagnetic tunability, and solid-state compatibility of NV centers for implementing transformative QIS innovations. In parallel with the proposed research topics, education, training, and outreach programs will also be included as an integral part of this proposal. A major effort will be dedicated to increasing society’s awareness of some of the most exciting developments and challenges in spintronics, quantum sensing, and novel computing technologies. It will promote participation of students, at both graduate and undergraduate