Archana Sharma is a distinguished Indian physicist and senior scientist at the CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] Her research focuses on high energy physics.[2][3] She is internationally recognized for her work in instrumentation and gaseous detectors, specifically for her pioneering work on micro-pattern gaseous detectors.[1] She received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in 2023 for her contribution in science and technology.[4][5]