Gonzalo Manzano

I am a tenured researcher ("científico titular") of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) working at IFISC. Previously, I had the honor of holding a Ramón y Cajal  contract (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 quantum and stochastic thermodynamics, open quantum systems, information theory, as well as the foundations of nonequilibrium statistical physics and quantum mechanics. Recently, I am particularly interested in the application of concepts in nonequilibrium thermodynamics to gain new insights and improve our understanding of classical and quantum complex systems: from social imitation and cities to collective effects in many-body quantum systems, such as the emergence of time crystals. 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, Muy Interesante, or Investigación y Ciencia, as well as in press media such as Diario de Mallorca. Recently, I also collaborated with local artist Evarist Torres merging art and science in Mallorca.

Recent key publications:

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

+ Gambling Carnot Engine. T Tohme, V Bedoya, C di Bello, L Bresque, G Manzano, É Roldán, Physical Review Letters 135, 067101 (2025). (See the related popular science article at Muy Interesante )

+ Thermodynamics of computations with absolute irreversibility, unidirectional transitions, and stochastic computation times. G. Manzano, G. Kardeç, É. Roldán, and D. Wolpert, Phys. Rev. X 14, 021026 (2024).

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.