Quantum dot nano structures are interesting for applications in information technology and play a growing role in data storage, medical and biological applications. Understanding quantum nanomaterials is thus the key for the conception and optimization of novel structures.This monograph gives an overview of the theory and introduces the concepts of advanced computational modelling of quantum dot nanomaterials and devices ranging from phenomenological models up to fully quantum theoretical description.Contents:Introduction to Photonic Quantum Dot Nanomaterials and DevicesTheory of Quantum Dot Light–Matter DynamicsLight Meets Matter I: Microscopic Carrier Effects and Fundamental Light–Matter InteractionLight Meets Matter II: Mesoscopic Space-Time DynamicsPerformance and Characterisation: Properties on Large Time and Length ScalesNonlinear Pulse Propagation in Semiconductor Quantum Dot LasersHigh-Speed DynamicsQuantum Dot Random LasersCoherence Properties of Quantum Dot Micro-Cavity LasersReadership: Academics and researchers in new materials, quantum physics, applied physics and computational physics.