Gonzalo Manzano

I am a tenured researcher ("Científico Titular") of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) working at IFISC. I had the honor of being fellow of the excellence Spanish program Ramón y Cajal  (2023- 2026), developing the project "Quantum thermodynamics: information, fluctuations and complexity". Before, I was fellow of the extinct Juan de la Cierva Incorporacion program (2021-2023). I have also been ESQ Postdoc at IQOQI Vienna (2020-2021) and Postdoc at ICTP Trieste and Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (2018-2020). I obtained my PhD in Physics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in July 2017.

My research interests cover different topics related to open quantum systems, information theory, as well as the foundations of nonequilibrium statistical physics and quantum mechanics. In particular, a great part of my work has been devoted to develop the theoretical framework of stochastic and quantum thermodynamics, using insights from the theory of martingale processes, stopping times, as well as tools from information theory. Some of my research has been also focused in quantum synchronization, and in understanding genuine quantum thermodynamic effects and whether they can enhance energy harvesting and conversion.

Recently, I am particularly interested in the application of concepts in nonequilibrium thermodynamics to gain new insights in classical and quantum complex systems: from collective effects in many-body quantum systems (such as the emergence of time crystals) and the thermodynamics of computation, to applications of stochastic thermodynamics to understand social imitation or commuting in cities. My research has been mostly developed on the theoretical side, with some sporadic collaborations with experimentalists (see e.g. our paper on Gambling Demons), but more collaborations are welcomed.

Part of my research have been covered in popular science journals such as Physics, Quanta Magazine, New Scientist, Muy Interesante, or Investigación y Ciencia, as well as in press media. I also collaborated with local artist Evarist Torres merging art and science in Mallorca.

Recent key publications:

+ Universal Statistics of Charge Exchanges in Non-Abelian Quantum Transport. 
   M Scandi. and G. Manzano, Physical Review Letters 136, 150403 (2026).

+ Quantum Time Crystal Clock and its Performance.
   L. Viotti, M. Huber, R. Fazio, and G. Manzano, Physical Review Letters 136, 110401 (2026).

+ Certifying quantum enhancements in thermal machines beyond the Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relation. 
   J. A. Almanza-Marrero and G. Manzano, Quantum 9, 1878 (2025).

Mini-review:

+ Quantum thermodynamics under continuous monitoring: A general framework. 
G. Manzano and R. Zambrini, AVS Quantum Science, 4 025302 (2022).

Research profile in arXiv and Google Scholar.