K. Sridhar (born 27 May 1961) is an Indian scientist conducting research in the area of theoretical high energy physics and a writer of fiction.
He has collaborative associations with CERN, Geneva; LAPP, Annency; DAMTP, Cambridge and University of Orsay, Paris.
He was a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai till May, 2021 and is now a faculty member at the Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.
His current interest is primarily in theories of extra dimensions and compositeness but he has also made contributions to quantum chromodynamics, supersymmetry, grand unification and electroweak physics.
He has made significant contributions to brane-world models of extra dimensions, quarkonium physics and R-parity violating supersymmetry.