Doctor of Philosophy

Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - USA
2020

Master of Science

Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - USA
2017

Master of Science

Mechanical Engineering
Université Laval, Quebec City, QC - Canada
2015

Bachelor of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering
Université Laval, Quebec City, QC - Canada
2012

• Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Aerodynamic Design
• Surrogate Modeling
• Dimensionality Reduction
• Numerical Optimization
• Uncertainty Quantification

Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050

Sponsor: NASA
Role: Technical Co-Lead for Aerodynamic Design and Aircraft Concept Space Exploration
Project Overview: Exploration of sustainability technologies, alternative fuels, propulsion systems, and aircraft configurations such as ASDL’s Advanced Technology Hydrogen Electric Novel Aircraft (ATH2ENA), for greener aviation in 2050. ASDL Press Release NASA Press Release Aviation Week Article

Blended Wing Body Aircraft Manufacturing Model Development and System Level Analysis

Sponsor: U.S. Air Force and Connected Alliances
Role: Technical co-lead for aerodynamic design and multidisciplinary optimization
Project Overview: Development of a manufacturing model for the blended wing body configuration, performing manufacturing design trades, providing system-level analysis to the U.S. Government team, and supporting them on the life cycle reviews.

Development & Demonstration of Model-Based Systems Analysis and Engineering

Sponsor: NASA
Role: Technical co-lead for the strut-braced wing aero-propulsion modeling in CFD
Project Overview: Development and testing of a kinematics-based aircraft mission analysis framework in the context of MBSA&E.

Zero Impact Aviation

Sponsor: NASA
Role: Technical lead for propulsion and airframe integration
Project Overview: Development of common research models for a liquid hydrogen blended wing body and a strut-braced wing concept powered by an open rotor.

Open Rotor Design Guidance

Sponsor: Boeing
Role: Technical lead for rotor aerodynamic modeling
Project Overview: Development of a conceptual analysis tool for a modern open rotor propulsion system with swirl recovery vanes.

Development of a Systems Engineering Approach for Capability Based Design

Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Role: Technical lead for multidisciplinary design and optimization
Project Overview: Exploration of systems engineering approaches for the integrated design of aircraft and their associated propulsion, power, and thermal systems.

ASCENT 050: Over-Wing Engine Placement

Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Role:  Technical Contributor for CFD analysis and aerodynamic optimization
Project Overview: Performance assessment of the overwing nacelle (OWN) concept using a combination of CFD, mission analysis, and engine thermodynamic cycle analysis codes.

MBSE-driven Multi Disciplinary Design

Sponsor: Airbus
Role:  Technical co-lead for MDAO and uncertainty quantification
Project Overview: To define robust and generalizable processes and tools for the end-to-end execution of a design study involving more than one group. Specifically, the goal is to involve early conceptual design, costing, and manufacturing of a commercial transport aircraft.

Lowering Emissions and Environmental Impact from Civil Supersonic Transport ULI

Sponsor: NASA
Role: Technical contributor for supersonic transport design and systems analysis
Project Overview: Conceptual design proposals of a fleet of supersonic commercial transport aircraft involving both high-fidelity aerodynamic optimization and system-level modeling.

Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

Sponsor: NASA
Role: Technical lead for open rotor propulsion system
Project Overview: System-level studies of several advanced configurations and alternate fuel sources for a 2030s timeframe replacement of current tube and wing aircraft.

ASCENT 010: Aircraft Technology Modeling and Assessment

Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Role:  Technical co-lead for CFD analysis and aerodynamic optimization
Project Overview: Conceptual design proposals of a fleet of supersonic commercial transport aircraft involving both high-fidelity aerodynamic optimization and system-level modeling.

MBSE-enbled Digital OAD

Sponsor: Airbus
Role: Technical contributor on MDAO, surrogate modeling, and uncertainty quantification
Project Overview: To demonstrate the multi-level and multidisciplinary design of the XRF1 wing while continuing knowledge and competency transfer to Airbus. A significant focus will be placed on enabling coupling for lower-level wing MDAO using multi-fidelity scalar and field surrogate models with consistent parameterization among disciplinary functions.

Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors

Sponsor: DARPA
Role: Technical contributor for CFD analysis and surrogate modeling
Project Overview: Conceptual design proposal of an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle leveraging active flow control for performance enhancement.

Aerothermal Research Collaboration for Hypersonic Evaluation & Refinement​ (2025)

Role: Faculty Advisor
Project Overview: Create a shareable research model to enhance the accessibility and understanding of hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) design​.

Vehicle Optimization for Alternative Configurations through Calibration and Analysis​ (2025)

Sponsor: Centauri Aircraft
Role: Faculty Advisor
Project Overview: Enabling trade studies by establishing a systems-level model of the Valkyrie aircraft​.

Thermal, Engine, and Power, Integrated Design Analysis (2024)

Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Role: Faculty Advisor
Project Overview: Explore and develop a multi-level integrated MBSE and MDAO framework for a Tactical Transport Mobility vehicle with Integrated Power, Propulsion, and Thermal Management (IPPT) subsystems​.

Conceptual Analysis of a High-Speed Air Transport (2023)

Role: Faculty Advisor
Project Overview: Develop a parametric, interactive, decision-making framework to evaluate the performance of and compare high-speed civil transport designs​.

Journal Articles

• Mufti, B., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2025). Nonlinear reduced-order modeling of compressible flow fields using deep learning and manifold learning. Physics of Fluids. Link

• Ahuja, J., Perron, C., Bermudez Rivera, R. D., Tai, J. C., & Mavris, D. N. (2025). Comparison of blended wing body and tube-and-wing performance characteristics. The Aeronautical Journal. Link

• Mufti, B., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2024). Multifidelity Methodology for Reduced-Order Models with High-Dimensional Inputs. AIAA Journal. Link

• Ahuja, J., Hyun Lee, C., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2024). Comparison of Overwing and Underwing Nacelle Aeropropulsion Optimization for Subsonic Transport Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft. Link

• Decker, K., Iyengar, N., Rajaram, D., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. (2023). Manifold Alignment-Based Nonintrusive and Nonlinear Multifidelity Reduced-Order Modeling. AIAA Journal. Link

• Perron, C., Sarojini, D., Rajaram, D., Corman, J., & Mavris, D. (2022) Manifold Alignment-Based Multi-Fidelity Reduced-Order Modeling Applied to Structural Analysis. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. Link

• Perron, C., Rajaram, D., & Mavris, D. N. (2021). Multi-fidelity non-intrusive reduced-order modelling based on manifold alignment. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Link

• Rajaram, D., Perron, C., Puranik, T. G., & Mavris, D. N. (2020). Randomized Algorithms for Non-Intrusive Parametric Reduced Order Modeling. AIAA Journal. Link

Conference Proceedings

• Dean, H. V, Perron, C., Robertson, B. E., & Mavris, D. (2025). Reduced Order Modeling of an Entry Capsule from Simulated Ballistic Range Trajectories. AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum. Link

• Willier, B., Perron, C., Robertson, B. E., & Mavris, D. (2025). Uncertain Reduced Order Model Predictions of an Unsteady Field. AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum. Link

• Kallou, E., Perron, C., Bagdatli, B., & Mavris, D. (2024). Tackling the dimensionality increase in multi-level, set-based aircraft design space exploration. AIAA SciTech Forum. Link

• Ahuja, J., Perron, C., Rivera, R. D. B., Tai, J. C., & Mavris, D. N. (2024). Performance Comparison of the Blended Wing Body and Tube-and-Wing Configurations. 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. ICAS 2014. Link

• Felix, B. S., Perron, C., Ahuja, J., & Mavris, D. N. (2023). Development of a Parametric Drag Polar Approximation for Conceptual Design. AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition. AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023. Link

• Mufti, B., Chen, M., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2022). A Multi-Fidelity Approximation of the Active Subspace Method for Surrogate Models with High-Dimensional Inputs. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. Link

• Clark, R. A., Perron, C., Tai, J. C., Airdo, B. J., & Mavris, D. N. (2023). Development of an Open Rotor Propulsion System Model and Power Management Strategy. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. Link

• Iyengar, N., Rajaram, D., Decker, K., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2022). Nonlinear Reduced Order Modeling using Domain Decomposition. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum. Link

• Mufti, B., Chen, M., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2022). A Multi-Fidelity Approximation of the Active Subspace Method for Surrogate Models with High-Dimensional Inputs. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. Link

• Baltman, E., Tai, J. C., Ahuja, J., Stewart, B., Perron, C., De Azevedo, J., Vlady, T. R., & Mavris, D. N. (2022). A Methodology for Determining the Interdependence of Fuel Burn and LTO Noise of a Commercial Supersonic Transport. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. Link

• Decker, K., Iyengar, N., Perron, C., Rajaram, D., & Mavris, D. (2021). Nonlinear Multi-Fidelity Reduced Order Modeling Method using Manifold Alignment. AIAA AVIATION 2021 Forum. Link

• Rajaram, D., Puranik, T. G., Perron, C., & Mavris, D. N. (2020). Non-Intrusive Parametric Reduced Order Modeling using Randomized Algorithms. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. Link

• Rajaram, D., Gautier, R. H., Perron, C., Pinon-Fischer, O. J., & Mavris, D. (2020). Non-Intrusive Parametric Reduced Order Models with High-Dimensional Inputs via Gradient-Free Active Subspace. AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum. Link

• Perron, C., Rajaram, D., & Mavris, D. (2020). Development of a Multi-Fidelity Reduced-Order Model Based on Manifold Alignment. AIAA AVIATION 2020 Forum. Link

• Harish, A., Perron, C., Bavaro, D., Ahuja, J., Ozcan, M., Justin, C. Y., Briceno, S. I., German, B. J., & Mavris, D. (2016). Economics of Advanced Thin-Haul Concepts and Operations. 16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference. Link

Technical Reports

• Mavris, D., Tai, J., Ahuja, J., Perron, C., Lee, C., Stewart, B., Kenny, J. D., Pfaender, H., Baltman, E., Azevedo, J. D., Sampaio, B., Wen, J., Vlady, T., Iyengar, N., Roohi, Z., Varadharajan, S. T., Tegen, C. J., Crossley, W., DeLaurentis, D., Mane, M., Fung, T.-Y., and Doma, K. (2023). Project 010 Aircraft Technology Modeling and Assessment Annual Report 2023. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Mavris, D., Lee, C., Ahuja, J., Patel, S., Decker, K., Perron, C., Harrison, E., Chen, M., Crawford, S., Koerschner, M., Mufti, B., der Linden, J. V., Vegesna, A., Gandhi, S., and Moore, S. (2022). Project 050 Over-Wing Engine Placement Evaluation Annual Report 2022. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Mavris, D., Tai, J., Ahuja, J., Perron, C., Lee, C., Stewart, B., Pfaender, H., Rajaram, D., Kirby, M., Behere, A., Iyengar, N., Sampaio, B., Baltman, E., Azevedo, J. D., Wen, J., Vlady, T., Roohi, Z., Varadharajan, S. T., Crossley, W., DeLaurentis, D., Mane, M., Jain, S., Swaine, S., Fung, T.-Y., Yang, B., and Zichittella, K. (2022). Project 010 Aircraft Technology Modeling and Assessment Annual Report 2022. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Mavris, D., Lee, C., Ahuja, J., Patel, S., Decker, K., Perron, C., Harrison, E., Chen, M., Crawford, S., Koerschner, M., Mufti, B., der Linden, J. V., and Vegesna, A. (2021). Project 050 Over-Wing Engine Placement Evaluation Annual Report 2021. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Mavris, D., Tai, J., Busch, G., Denney, R., Ahuja, J., Perron, C., Pfaender, C. L. H., Rajaram, D., Kirby, M., Bendarkar, M., Hassan, M., Iyengar, N., Sampaio, B., Baltman, E., Cornick, K., Stewart, B., Balkas, E., Shalat, D., Chen, M., Azevedo, J. D., Weit, C., Wen, J., Vlady, T., Crossley, W., DeLaurentis, D., Jain, S., Swaine, S., Fung, T.-Y., and Yang, B. (2021). Project 010 Aircraft Technology Modeling and Assessment Annual Report 2021. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Mavris, D., Lee, C., Patel, J. G. S., Tarazi, S., Decker, K., Zhu, S., Eggert, C., Perron, C., and Ahuja, J. (2020). Project 050 Over-Wing Engine Placement Evaluation Annual Report 2020. Federal Aviation Administration. Link

• Berguin, S. H., Renganathan, S. A., Ahuja, J., Chen, M., Perron, C., Tai, J., & Mavris, D. N. (2018). CFD Study of an Over-Wing Nacelle Configuration. Link

Dissertations

• Perron, C. (2020). Multi-Fidelity Reduced-Order Modeling Applied to Fields with Inconsistent Representations. Georgia Institute of Technology. Link

• Perron, C. (2015). Étude CFD des effets du désalignement et du cisaillement sur les performances et le chargement des hydroliennes. Université Laval. Link

Journal Reviews

• Springer Nature Scientific Reports
• Elsevier Journal of Computational Science
• Springer Nature Discover Mechanical Engineering
• ASME Journal of Turbomachinery

Conference Submission Reviews

• AIAA Aviation Forum
• AIAA SciTech Forum
• ASME Turbo Expo

Professional Committees

• AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Member