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Unlike more conventional geometries (e.g., blade, rectangular, sawtooth, or scalloped etc) of the surface riblets, a smoother and parameterizable riblet geometry (defined by a gaussian curve) is studied and explored. The drag reduction performance of the riblets over a surface greatly depends on the incoming Reynolds number and the state of the boundary layer. To obtain the maximum drag reduction over the surface, gaussian shape riblets are optimized using a variable fidelity optimization approach. Where the flow physics is evaluated using RANS -based CFD simulation. The riblets are aligned with the incoming freestream velocity and run along the whole chord length and initially, are placed only on the top surface of the 3D-NACA$0012$ airfoil, and optimization is performed for different angle of attack separately. Upto 9\\% of drag reduction is observed with optimal riblet design, compared to the bare 3D airfoil section. 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