🌱 About the Founder 🌱

Joseph Tingling, M.D./Ph.D., is a physician‑scientist, systems thinker, and the founder of Hugonomy Systems.  

He completed his MD/PhD at Texas A&M University, then returned to his home country of Jamaica during the COVID‑19 pandemic to serve at Sav‑La‑Mar Public General Hospital, providing critical care and research support during a period of global uncertainty.

After this work, he joined the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign (UIUC) to conduct advanced research in virology and neuroinflammation. His recent publication in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2023) reflects his commitment to rigorous, translational science and the study of human resilience under stress.

Today, Joseph is applying his scientific training to a new and urgent challenge: the emotional disconnect embedded in digital communication. Hugonomy Systems is his response — a bootstrapped effort to build emotional‑intelligence infrastructure that brings clarity, consent, and coherence to human‑AI interaction.

Working from a small studio in Illinois, he designs, codes, and iterates on Hugonomy’s technology with a focus on real‑world impact, ethical design, and emotionally intelligent communication.

 "Our mission is to restore clarity and trust to the digital economy by directly addressing the $1.2 trillion annual cost of miscommunication.

Through our human‑centered AI systems and interfaces, we are building the essential 'Emotional Sovereignty' infrastructure that Legal, Medical, Scientific and Engineering, and Enterprise professionals demand. We are proud to build this solution within Google’s open Chrome and Gemini ecosystem—not to replace their powerful tools, but to augment them with the specialized safety layer required for the future of high-stakes work.”

— J. D. Tingling, MD/PhD Founder & CEO, Hugonomy Systems January 2026, Urbana, Illinois, USA.

Hugonomy is built through a disciplined, human‑centered development process.

Our Approach

• Founder‑led research and product design grounded in neuroscience and emotional communication

• Multi‑AI cross‑validation to ensure clarity, reduce errors, and maintain alignment

• Lean, capital‑efficient development focused on rapid iteration and real‑world testing

• Human‑centered governance model ensuring emotional safety and user consent remain core principles

From AI leaders to emotional communication pioneers, the world is waking up to the need for emotionally intelligent systems. Hugonomy is the next step — building the infrastructure that turns this awareness into reality.